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.

Nuala O�Faolain was a waitress, sales clerk, and maid; a university lecturer; a TV producer; and a columnist with The Irish Times. The author of three consecutive New York Times bestsellers, her books include the memoir Almost There, a follow-up to Are You Somebody?, as well as two novels: My Dream of You and The Story of Chicago May. She died in Dublin in 2008.

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, author of Angela's Ashes, 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.