Aifric Campbell is an Irish writer based in the UK. Her new book THE LOVE MAKERS explores the future of human love. Previous novels include ON THE FLOOR, long listed for the Orange Prize 2012; THE LOSS ADJUSTOR and THE SEMANTICS OF MURDER. Short stories in THE BOOK OF MEN and NEW IRISH SHORT STORIES. Aifric has written for the Guardian, Wall Street Journal, Irish Times and more. A former managing director at Morgan Stanley, she holds a PhD in Critical & Creative Writing from the University of East Anglia and teaches at Imperial College London.
The Loss Adjustor (2010)
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Written with seriousness, lightness, intelligence and insight, but most of all with great beauty and presence – Joseph O’Connor
Campbell’s style is lyrical, revealing sharp, important truths with mesmerising intensity as Caro begins to embrace a future that is rich with possibility, hope and reconciliation – Daily Mail
Sexy, sad, riven with longing, The Loss Adjustor confirms a talent of unusual promise -Nicholas Shakespeare
Campbell writes with lambent precision… a mesmerising study of a woman clinging to the knotted cord of adolescence, uncertain whether to go backwards or forwards – Guardian
Clear-eyed, lyrical… Campbell manages to infuse the cool, lucid language of narrator with some truly luminous descriptions of place and emotion… a book that demands to be taken seriously, both because of its ambitions and the beauty of its writing – Irish Times
A powerful and thought-provoking book … the real beauty lies in her elegant and evocative prose- Sunday Business Post
Campbell renders her narrator’s inner voice in graceful prose. – Independent on Sunday
Subtle and haunting… Campbell writes beautifully, drawing you into Caro’s world and the incidents that help her clamber out of her monochrome misery – Victoria Moore Daily Mail
So full of beautiful writing that even the insurance industry comes to life. From its beguiling first sentence – “I was born in a place that presumed departure” – to its simple, humane ending, it is beautiful to read. Aifric Campbell’s language is rich and exact, never flowering into too much; she is concise without being dry, her characters painted in deft, tight strokes – Irish Examiner
Campbell allows her disturbing story to seep out slowly and to deliver unnerving punches in this extremely well-paced novel Mslexia
Aifric Campbell’s absorbing second novel celebrates friendship past and present and the enduring hope of redemption Waterstone’s Books Quarterly
The imagery is evocative, the narrative well-paced and there is a genuine sense of sympathy with the main character. Thought-provoking – Scotsman
The flawless depiction of a life destroyed by the devastating loss of a loved one is testament to her skill as a writer – Sunday Independent
Campbell’s eloquent prose is both beautiful and compelling, making The Loss Adjustor a haunting and gripping novel (Ulster Tatler)
Passionately imbued with a tremendous sense of place and a critical awareness of how time eventually surrenders some degree of understanding – Morning Star