Are You Somebody?: the Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman by Nuala O'faolain
You don't want the book to end; it glows with compassion and you want more, more because you know this is a fine wine of a life, richer as it ages.--Frank McCourt, author of Angela's Ashes
One of nine children born into a penniless North Dublin family, Nuala O'Faolain was saved from a harrowing childhood by her love of books and reading. Though she ultimately became one of Ireland's best-known columnists, her professional success did little to ease her loneliness and longing for a deep connection to the world. Are You Somebody? distills her experiences into a wisdom that can only come from an obstinate refusal to shrink from life. This commemorative edition of her landmark memoir celebrates O'Faolain's remarkable life and work with a new foreword from Frank McCourt as well as additional archival materials. Strikingly vivid and starkly emotional, Are You Somebody? is, like O'Faolain herself, a singular example of courage, honesty, and bold living.
Nuala O'Faolain has been a writer, a university professor, a television producer, and, most recently, a columnist for the Irish Times. She lives in Dublin.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805056648 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805056645 |
| Title | Are You Somebody?: the Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman |
| Author | Nuala O'faolain |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Year published | 1999-01-15 |
| Number of pages | 215 |
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