Katriona O'Sullivan

Por fin en España uno de los mejores libros nunca escritos según The Guardian. Una niña a la que el mundo dio la espalda, pero que logró encontrar su salvación en la educación. «Poderoso. Katriona es

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The No. 1 BestsellerBiography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023The Last Word Listeners Choice Award, Irish Book Awards 2023One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meetGuardianLike young girls everywhere Katriona OSullivan grew up bright, enthusiastic, curious. But she was also surrounded by abject poverty and chaos, and after she became pregnant and homeless at 15, what followed was five years of barely surviving. Yet today Katriona is an award-winning academic whose work explores barriers to education for girls like her.What set Katriona on this unexpected path were the mentors and supporters who truly saw her. The teachers who showed her how to wash in the school toilets or turned up at her door to convince her to sit at least one GCSE. The community worker who encouraged her to apply for training schemes. The friend who introduced Katriona to Trinity Colleges access program while she was a cleaner. Simple acts that would help her turn her life around.Told with warmth, clarity and compassion compassion for her parents, for her younger self, for others Poor is both an astonishing personal testimony and an impassioned plea for the future of our children.Powerful Katriona is a legend Barry KeoghanRaw, passionate and resolutely honest Ill never forget it Annie MacFull of insight . . . so importantFi Glover, Times Radio I read poor in one sitting I found it so compelling . . . moving, uplifting, brave, heroic Nuala McGovern, Womans Hour, BBC Radio FourMoving, funny, brave and original - just like the author . . . absolutely incredible Roisin Ingle, Irish Times Womens PodcastOne of the books of the year Patrick Kielty, Late Late Show, RTE OneOne of the most important books I have ever read a beautiful telling of determination despite the oddsLynn Ruane, Irish TimesFearless, funny and searingly honestAdil Ray OBERaw and remarkableIrish Independent A book of empowerment and hopePatricia ScanlanRemarkable . . . a vivid retelling of Katriona flourishing, despite her beginnings BBC News West MidlandsNumber 1 bestseller, Irish Times, March 2024

Por fin en España uno de los mejores libros nunca escritos según The Guardian. Una niña a la que el mundo le dio la espalda, pero que encontró su salvación en la educación.LIBRO DEL AÑO EN IRLANDA.Una niña a la que el mundo dio la espalda, pero que logro encontrar su salvacion en la educacion.Poderoso. Katriona es una leyenda. Barry KeoghanUno de los mejores libros nunca escritos sobre las complejidades de la pobreza. The GuardianSe lee de una sentada. Emocionante, valiente, inspirador y heroico. Nuala McGovern, BBCEn la estela de obras como Las cenizas de Angela o Una educacion, este relato en primera persona llega precedido de un extraordinario exito boca oreja en su pais de origen. Katriona OSullivan, la tercera de cinco hermanos, crecio en la mas absoluta pobreza bajo el amparo de unos padres toxicomanos. Desde pequeña, se acostumbro a vivir envuelta en violencia, caos y suciedad, condiciones que la llevaron a detestarse a si misma y a sentirse rechazada por el mundo que la rodeaba. Cuando se convirtio en madre a los quince años y pronto se encontro sin un techo, las pocas posibilidades que tenia de aspirar a una vida estable parecieron desvanecerse por completo.Esta es la historia de como una niña, marcada por los prejuicios y la hostilidad de su entorno, logro convertirse en una reconocida academica y profesora de algunas de las instituciones mas prestigiosas de Europa. En una sociedad que margina a los mas vulnerables, la confianza que algunos maestros sembraron en su infancia y el apoyo de los mentores que la ayudaron en sus momentos mas oscuros le permitieron desafiar a su destino. Escrito con una prosa clara, honestidad y sentido del humor, este libro no solo narra la extraordinaria historia de supervivencia y resiliencia de Katriona, sino que tambien es un grito contra la desigualdad y un llamamiento urgente a construir un futuro en el que todos los niños, sin importar su origen, tengan las mismas oportunidades.

Soaring with compassion, intelligence and hard-won wisdom. Irelands most important contemporary voice.LOUISE KENNEDY, author of TrespassesAmazing. I couldnt put it down.ELAINE FEENEY, author of As You WereEvery woman needs to read this book. Every man needs to read this book.EDEL COFFEY, author of In Her Place~ ~ ~Hungry is the powerful new memoir from Number One bestselling author Katriona OSullivan - a raw, courageous exploration of survival, identity and the lifelong search for self-acceptance.Raised in a home marked by poverty, addiction and abuse, Katriona defied the odds: from teenage motherhood struggling with her own addictions to becoming a university professor and successful author. But beneath the achievements lay a more private struggle - with her body, her worth, and the unrelenting drive to be enough.In this fiercely honest memoir, she interrogates how trauma, class and gender shape the way women see themselves - and how society teaches them to measure their value.Told with stunning courage and vulnerability, Hungry is both a personal reckoning and a powerful reclaiming of body, voice and self. It is one womans story - and a rallying cry for every woman who has ever felt she had to shrink to survive.MORE PRAISE FOR HUNGRY:I tore through it. - TANYA SWEENEY, journalist and author of Esther is Now Following YouAs profound and honest as anything I have ever read - LIZ NUGENT, author of Strange Sally DiamondA beautiful telling of determination despite the odds - Irish TimesRaw and remarkable - Irish IndependentPRAISE FOR KATRIONA OSULLIVAN:One of the most remarkable people you will ever meet - GuardianPowerful - Katriona is a legend - BARRY KEOGHANRaw, passionate and resolutely honest - Ill never forget it - ANNIE MACMoving, uplifting, brave, heroic - NUALA MCGOVERN, Womans Hour, BBC Radio Four

The No 1 BestsellerBiography of the Year Irish Book Awards 2023The Last Word Listeners Choice Award Irish Book Awards 2023 One of the best books I have read about the complexities of poverty one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet GuardianLike young girls everywhere Katriona O Sullivan grew up bright enthusiastic curious But she was also surrounded by abject poverty and chaos and after she became pregnant and homeless at 15 what followed was five years of barely surviving Yet today Katriona is an award winning academic whose work explores barriers to education for girls like her What set Katriona on this unexpected path were the mentors and supporters who truly saw her The teachers who showed her how to wash in the school toilets or turned up at her door to convince her to sit at least one GCSE The community worker who encouraged her to apply for training schemes The friend who introduced Katriona to Trinity College s access program while she was a cleaner Simple acts that would help her turn her life around Told with warmth clarity and compassion compassion for her parents for her younger self for others Poor is both an astonishing personal testimony and an impassioned plea for the future of our children Powerful Katrio