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Are You Somebody? Paperback - 2009

by Nuala O'Faolain


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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.

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  • Title Are You Somebody?
  • Author Nuala O'Faolain
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition Second Edition
  • Pages 240
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher St. Martins Press-3PL
  • Date 2009-02-17
  • ISBN 9780805089875 / 080508987X
  • Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.7 in (21.34 x 13.97 x 1.78 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 20th Century
    • Cultural Region: Ireland
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects Authors, Irish - 20th century, O'Faolain, Nuala
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008045005
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

About the author

Nuala O'Faolain was a waitress, sales clerk, and maid; a university lecturer; a TV producer; and a columnist with The Irish Times. The author of three consecutive New York Times bestsellers, her books include the memoir Almost There, a follow-up to Are You Somebody?, as well as two novels: My Dream of You and The Story of Chicago May. She died in Dublin in 2008.

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