Are You Somebody?

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.

Author: Nuala O’Faolain
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Published: 02/17/2009
Pages: 240
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d
ISBN: 9780805089875
Language: English