Are You Somebody?: the Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman Second edition

"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.