A memoir by an Irish journalist who grew up in poverty, one of nine children, and escaped her background through a love of books. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
O'Faolain begins her story from the moment her life began to change in all manner of ways--subtle, radical, predictable, and unforeseen. It is a provocative meditation on the "crucible of middle age." It is also a story of good fortune chasing out bad--of an accidental harvest of happiness.
Kathleen is 50, lonely, unfulfilled, and tired of her life as a travel writer. Impulsively, she returns to her native Ireland to write about a legendary mid-19th-century romance between an Englishwoman and her stable hand. The project brings to life much of her own past, and that of Ireland, and forces her to reevaluate her life and heritage. A ...
O'Faolain burst upon the literary scene in 1998 with "Are You Somebody?," a fiercely candid account of her youth and adulthood that became a surprise bestseller around the world. "Almost There" begins at that moment when O'Faolain's life began to change, and it tells the story of a life in subtle, radical, and, above all, unforeseen renewal.
A unique, ruminative biography--a fascinating excursion into the American underworld at the dawn of the 20th century--chronicles the life of an unrespectable Irish woman and the hidden inner life of any woman who has tried to choose the unconventional path.
A memoir by an Irish journalist who grew up in poverty, one of nine children, and escaped her background through a love of books. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
While Ireland has always been a perennial favorite among travelers, with some 6 million visitors last year, Irish culture has a stronghold in the United States: of the 70 million people of Irish descent worldwide, 44 million are American. Ireland-its landscape, religion, history, arts, and eternal romance-are all an integral part of the American ...
A memoir by an Irish journalist who grew up in poverty, one of nine children, and escaped her background through a love of books. A New York Times Notable Book for 1998.
Having lived abroad for many years, Rosie decides that it's time to return to Dublin to look after her ageing aunt Min. Nothing much has changed in the area where Rosie grew up, and Min's increasing lack of interest in life begins to sap Rosie's spirit. While flicking through some self-help books looking for ways to distract Min, Rosie gets the ...
"Best Love, Rosie" is the much anticipated last novel from Nuala O'- Faolain, who sadly passed away in May 2008. It tells the story of Rosie, a modern, well-travelled woman, who has had interesting work and lovers in her early life, now facing the challenges of middle-age, and her elderly aunt, Min, trapped by circumstances in the lifeless Dublin ...
A unique, ruminative biography--a fascinating excursion into the American underworld at the dawn of the 20th century--chronicles the life of an unrespectable Irish woman and the hidden inner life of any woman who has tried to choose the unconventional path.
One of the modern classics of Irish publishing, Nuala O'Faolain's evocative memoir remains fresh and vivid even for today's reader. This repackaged edition focuses exclusively on the autobiographical material of this international bestseller.
A follow up to the memoir "Are You Somebody?", this work takes up Nuala's story from the moment her life began to change, in all manners of ways. It is a provocative meditation on the "crucible of middle age" - a time of life that forges the shape of the years to come.
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Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies
