Katriona O'Sullivan – författare

''Soaring with compassion, intelligence and hard-won wisdom. Ireland''s most important contemporary voice.''LOUISE KENNEDY, author of Trespasses

''Amazing. I couldn''t put it down.''ELAINE FEENEY, author of As You Were

''Every 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 O''Sullivan - 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 woman''s 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 You''As profound and honest as anything I have ever read'' - LIZ NUGENT, author of Strange Sally Diamond''A beautiful telling of determination despite the odds'' - Irish Times

''Raw and remarkable'' - Irish IndependentPRAISE FOR KATRIONA O''SULLIVAN:

''One of the most remarkable people you will ever meet'' - Guardian

''Powerful - Katriona is a legend'' - BARRY KEOGHAN

''Raw, passionate and resolutely honest - I''ll never forget it'' - ANNIE MAC

''Moving, uplifting, brave, heroic'' - NUALA MCGOVERN, Woman''s Hour, BBC Radio Four

'Soars with compassion, intelligence and hard-won wisdom ... a standout book' LOUISE KENNEDY

From the Number One bestselling author of Poor

'Utterly compelling' EDEL COFFEY

'Raw and profound' LIZ NUGENT

'I couldn't put it down' ELAINE FEENEY

Katriona O'Sullivan has come a long way from the poverty, chaos and abuse she knew growing up. A respected academic and bestselling author, she defied every expectation placed on the teenage mother she once was.

Yet even as the accolades arrived, old beliefs held fast. No degree, no award, no recognition could silence the sense that she was only worthy when her body looked the way society said it should.

In this fierce and fearless memoir, Katriona pulls back the curtain on her journey: the relentless comparison to the curated bodies of strangers on the internet, the dangerous weight-loss treatments, the attempts to reshape herself into an impossible ideal - and how she slowly learned to accept and love herself.

Hungry is an unforgettable examination of how gender, class and trauma shape a woman's sense of worth. It is one woman's story - and a rallying cry for every woman who has ever felt she had to shrink to survive.

PRAISE FOR 'POOR':

'One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' Guardian

'Powerful - Katriona is a legend' Barry Keoghan

'Raw, passionate and resolutely honest - I'll never forget it' Annie Mac

'I read Poor in one sitting I found it so compelling . . . moving, uplifting, brave, heroic' Nuala McGovern, Woman's Hour, BBC Radio Four

'Moving, funny, brave and original - just like the author . . . absolutely incredible' Roisin Ingle, Irish Times Women's Podcast

'One of the books of the year' Patrick Kielty, Late Late Show, RTE One

'One of the most important books I have ever read ... a beautiful telling of determination despite the odds' Lynn Ruane, Irish Times

'Raw and remarkable' Irish Independent

'A book of empowerment and hope' Patricia Scanlan

Brought to you by Penguin.''We love a rags-to-riches story, and we love to see someone triumph through sheer determination. But the story is rarely that simple. My story isn''t, anyway.''As the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty, the odds were low on Katriona O''Sullivan making anything of her life. When she became a mother at 15 and ended up homeless, what followed were five years of barely coping.This is the extraordinary story - moving, funny, brave, and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around. How the seeds of self-belief planted by teachers in childhood stayed with her. How she found mentors whose encouragement revived those seeds in adulthood.Now an award-winning lecturer whose work challenges barriers to education, Poor stands as a stirring argument for the importance of looking out for our kids'' futures. Of giving them hope, practical support and meaningful opportunities.''One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet'' Guardian''An amazing story . . . moving, uplifting, brave, heroic, shocking at times'' Nuala McGovern, Woman''s Hour, BBC''[Poor] is moving, funny, brave and original - just like the author . . . an absolutely incredible read'' Roisin Ingle, Irish Times'' Women''s Podcast©2023 Katriona O''Sullivan (P)2023 Penguin Audio