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Are You Somebody? - by Nuala O'Faolain (Paperback)

Are You Somebody? - by  Nuala O'Faolain (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>Are You Somebody is a moving and fascinating portrait of both Ireland and one of its most popular and respected commentators. This gem of honesty and insight had its first life as the introduction to a collection of Nuala O'Faolain's Irish Times columns that became a number-one bestseller in Ireland. It now stands alone. Ireland has fallen in love with this memoir of an Irish woman of letters, and now this country will too.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>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 <i>Angela's Ashes</i></b> <p/>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. <i>Are You Somebody?</i> distills her experiences into a wisdom that can only come from an obstinate refusal to shrink from life. <p/>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, <i>Are You Somebody?</i> is, like O'Faolain herself, a singular example of courage, honesty, and bold living.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Are You Somebody is an extraordinary, powerful memoir. It is beautifully written, with an honesty that is both sensitive and stark." --<i>Roddy Doyle</i> <p/>"A remarkable memoir, poignant, truthful, and imparting that quiet wisdom which suffering brings." --<i>Edna O'Brien</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Nuala O'Faolain</b> was a waitress, sales clerk, and maid; a university lecturer; a TV producer; and a columnist with <i>The Irish Times</i>. The author of three consecutive <i>New York Times</i> bestsellers, her books include the memoir <i>Almost There</i>, a follow-up to <i>Are You Somebody?</i>, as well as two novels: <i>My Dream of You</i> and <i>The Story of Chicago May</i>. She died in Dublin in 2008.</p>

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