The Price of Honesty: Life, Laughter and Liquid Lunches Tapa dura - 2011

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"The Price of Honesty" is a cascade of witty, wise, and whimsical observations of life in Atlantic Canada after World War II. Costello treats the reader to precise and personal glimpses into the lives of blue bloods and white knights, actors and athletes, Lords and Ladies, top-floor executives and low-level street types, all told with wry humour and a gently probing, poetic touch.

All of these essays are parables with a comedic touch and an emotional balance. While the style may seem out of place in today's short and clipped tweeting reporting approach, Costello's gift for carefully dissecting the moment and analyzing it with precise opinion brings the printed word to life. He writes with a rich emphasis on content and a descriptive eye for getting to the guts of the story without prophesizing or preaching. The moral messages he conveys are refreshingly valid, and the characters he profiles come alive through his elegant turns of phrase, precise commentary, and clever ability to see the rest of the story.