Nuala O'Faolain





Nuala O'Faolain

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born
March 01, 1940 in Dublin, Ireland

died
May 09, 2008

gender
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Nuala O'Faolain is an Irish journalist, columnist and writer who attended a convent school in the north of Ireland, studied English at University College, Dublin, and medieval English literature at the University of Hull before earning a postgraduate degree in English from Oxford.

She returned to University College as a lecturer in the English department, and later was journalist, TV producer, book reviewer, teacher and author.

She became internationally well-known for her two volumes of memoir: Are You Somebody? & Almost There, a her her novel, My Dream of You, and a history with commentary, the Story of Chicago May. The first three were all featured on the New York Times Best Seller list. Her novel Best Love Rosie was published posthu...more


Average rating: 3.43 · 2,598 ratings · 433 reviews · 8 distinct works
Are You Somebody?: The Acci...
3.4 of 5 stars 3.40 avg rating — 1,096 ratings — published 1996 — 23 editions
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My Dream of You
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 1,042 ratings — published 2001 — 26 editions
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Almost There
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The Story of Chicago May
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A Radiant Life: The Selecte...
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An Irish Experience: Travel...
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More books by Nuala O'Faolain…
“The wait is long, my dream of you does not end.”
Nuala O'Faolain, My Dream of You

“..though silence must add intensity to your intimate moments, it must also shrivel your soul to lie beside someone who doesn't talk to you.”
Nuala O'Faolain, My Dream of You

“Let me just say that I am not often lonely in country places. In cities I am, like the writers of the letters. Nature doesn't break your heart: other people do. Yet, we cannot live apart from each other in bowers feeding on nectar. We're in this together, this getting through our lives, as the fact that we are word-users shows.”
Nuala O'Faolain

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