Synopsis
'Destined to be a classic' Sunday Independent
'Gabriel Byrne tells his story brilliantly' - Edna O'Brien
'Dazzles with unflinching honesty' Washington Post
'An absolutely marvellous book' - Colm Tóibín
Born to working-class parents and the eldest of six children, Gabriel Byrne harboured a childhood desire to become a priest. Four years later, Byrne had been expelled from an English seminary and he quickly returned...
Details
30 September 2021224 pages
9781529027457Imprint: Picador
Reviews
The wonder of this memoir is its unembellished truth. It is written by a man whose amazing story is the stuff of literatureEdna O'Brien
So beautiful, it seems extraordinary that [Byrne] has kept this light under a bushel all this time . . . GorgeousGraham Norton, BBC Radio 2
An absolutely marvellous book . . . beautifully written, poetic . . . it’s a really riveting readColm Tóibín
Gabriel Byrne has written the most beautiful memoir. This is haunting prose and wondrous, sad, uplifting, my book of the yearClaire Keegan
