"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.
She died in Dublin in 2008..
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 .
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 .
Strikingly vivid and starkly emotional, Are You Somebody? is, like O\'Faolain herself, a singular example of courage, honesty, and bold living.
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.
Are You Somebody? distills her experiences into a wisdom that can only come from an obstinate refusal to shrink from life.
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. "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
