Are You Somebody?

#1 New York Times Bestseller: This Irish writer’s memoir is “a beautiful exploration of human loneliness and happiness, of contentment and longing” (Alice McDermott, The Washington Post ). 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 connectio