{"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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Holt McDougal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780805089875\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 227\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Nuala O'Faolain","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36643920969884,"sku":"9780805089875","price":16.15,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_e841603f-b4b3-4db1-b759-6d77f3e6d8fc.jpg?v=1603857538","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/are-you-somebody-the-accidental-memoir-of-a-dublin-woman-9780805089875","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}