Hungry: A biography of my body
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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.
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'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
Additional information
| Weight | 440 g |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 23.2 × 15 × 3.2 cm |
| Book_author | O'Sullivan, Katriona |
| Publisher | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Imprint | Hachette Books Ireland |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 368 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | Export ed |
| Dewey | 378.12092 (edition:23) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
