{"product_id":"poor-katriona-osullivan","title":"Poor (Katriona O'Sullivan)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom an impoverished childhood shaped by her parents' addictions to becoming a prize-winning academic, this is the incredible memoir from an inspiring voice, told with devastating candour, humour and warmth.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTHE NUMBER 1 BESTSELLER\u003cbr\u003eWINNER OF BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR, IRISH BOOK AWARDS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hands down, definitely, \u003cb\u003eone of the best books I've ever read.\u003c\/b\u003e It's an \u003cb\u003eamazing \u003c\/b\u003estory and \u003cb\u003ebrilliantly written\u003c\/b\u003e as well' Adrian Chiles, Saturday Live, BBC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e----\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLike young girls everywhere Katriona O'Sullivan grew up bright, enthusiastic, curious. But she was also surrounded by abject poverty and chaos\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter becoming 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTold with warmth, clarity and compassion - compassion for her parents, for her younger self, for others - \u003ci\u003ePoor \u003c\/i\u003eis both an astonishing personal testimony and an impassioned plea for the future of our children.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003ePOOR\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the best [books] I have read \u003c\/b\u003eabout the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Powerful \u003c\/b\u003e- Katriona is a legend' Barry Keoghan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Raw, passionate and resolutely honest \u003c\/b\u003e- I'll never forget it' Annie Mac\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'I read poor in one sitting I found it so compelling . . . \u003cb\u003emoving, uplifting, brave, heroic\u003c\/b\u003e' Nuala McGovern, \u003ci\u003eWoman's Hour,\u003c\/i\u003e BBC Radio Four\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Moving, funny, brave and original \u003c\/b\u003e- just like the author . . . absolutely incredible' Roísín Ingle, Irish Times Women's Podcast\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOne of the books of the year'\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick Kielty, \u003ci\u003eLate Late Show\u003c\/i\u003e, RTÉ One\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e'Full of insight . . . \u003cb\u003eso important'\u003c\/b\u003e Fi Glover, Times Radio\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the most important books I have ever read \u003c\/b\u003e... a beautiful telling of determination despite the odds' Lynn Ruane,\u003ci\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fearless, funny and searingly honest' \u003c\/b\u003eAdil Ray OBE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Raw and \u003cb\u003eremarkable\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A book of \u003cb\u003eempowerment and hope'\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Scanlan\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eDr Katriona O'Sullivan was born in Coventry to Irish parents. In 1998, at 20, she moved from Birmingham to Dublin and subsequently enrolled in the Trinity College access programme. She went on to gain a PhD in psychology from Trinity and joined its staff. She now works as a senior lecturer in Digital Skills in Maynooth University's Department of Psychology. She has worked with policy-makers to develop strategies around education and inclusion, and has been an invited speaker at the UN, the World Education Forum, the European Gender Action Workshop on Women and Digitalization. Most recently, the programme she leads to improve working class girls' access to education in STEM subjects won the Most Impactful Initiative award at the Women in Tech Europe Awards in Amsterdam. She is married with three children and lives in Dublin. \u003ci\u003ePoor\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\nDr Katriona O'Sullivan was born in Coventry to Irish parents. In 1998, at 20, she moved from Birmingham to Dublin and subsequently enrolled in the Trinity College access programme. She went on to gain a PhD in psychology from Trinity and joined its staff. She now works as a senior lecturer in Digital Skills in Maynooth University's Department of Psychology. She has worked with policy-makers to develop strategies around education and inclusion, and has been an invited speaker at the UN, the World Education Forum, the European Gender Action Workshop on Women and Digitalization. Most recently, the programme she leads to improve working class girls' access to education in STEM subjects won the Most Impactful Initiative award at the Women in Tech Europe Awards in Amsterdam. She is married with three children and lives in Dublin. \u003ci\u003ePoor\u003c\/i\u003e is her first book.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), Englisch, 304 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65783790502237,"sku":"K097717055","price":11.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/9771705500001A.jpg?v=1788343762","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/poor-katriona-osullivan","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}