{"product_id":"are-you-somebody-the-accidental-memoir-of-a-dublin-woman-9780805089875","title":"Are You Somebody?: The Accidental Memoir of a Dublin Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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 \u003ci\u003eAngela's Ashes\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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. \u003ci\u003eAre You Somebody?\u003c\/i\u003e distills her experiences into a wisdom that can only come from an obstinate refusal to shrink from life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis 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, \u003ci\u003eAre You Somebody?\u003c\/i\u003e is, like O'Faolain herself, a singular example of courage, honesty, and bold living.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNuala O'Faolain\u003c\/b\u003e was a waitress, sales clerk, and maid; a university lecturer; a TV producer; and a columnist with \u003ci\u003eThe Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e. The author of three consecutive \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, her books include the memoir \u003ci\u003eAlmost There\u003c\/i\u003e, a follow-up to \u003ci\u003eAre You Somebody?\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as two novels: \u003ci\u003eMy Dream of You\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Story of Chicago May\u003c\/i\u003e. She died in Dublin in 2008.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Holt Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50675048808722,"sku":"9780805089875","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_46fdd2a9-16c4-4147-a678-cafd31148de3.jpg?v=1733870480","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/are-you-somebody-the-accidental-memoir-of-a-dublin-woman-9780805089875","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}