{"product_id":"9781429923064","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","brand":"Holt, Henry \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47153861755120,"sku":"9781429923064","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781429923064_p0.jpg?v=1769901887","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781429923064","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}