'A remarkable memoir, poignant, truthful, imparting that quiet wisdom which suffering brings.' -- Edna O'Brien 'An extraordinary memoir, beautifully written.' -- Roddy Doyle 'A beautiful exploration of human loneliness and happiness, of contentment and longing.' * Washington Post * '[ An] astonishing book ... a classic of Irish autobiography.' -- Colm Tóibín * Times Literary Supplement * 'A rich, fierce memoir.' * The New Yorker * 'You don't want the book to end: it glows with compassion and you want more, more.' -- Frank McCourt 'This book has to be read.' * The New York Times * 'It still has the power to astonish.' * Backlisted.fm * 'Its a powerhouse of a read, and you come away from it feeling as if you really got to know the lonely, flawed and hugely intelligent and brave woman who wrote it.' * Reading Matters * '[ It] may be the truest memoir I have ever read. There was no detailed spared in the retelling of her life. The good, and frankly quite a lot of bad, were written in the pages giving the reader a true look into the life of Nuala and many other women growing up in Ireland in this time period.' -- Rachel Keane * What Is That Book About? *
