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Hungry: A Biography of My Body
'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
'I doubt there's a woman alive who won't immediately see herself in these pages. I tore through it.'
TANYA SWEENEY, journalist and author of Esther is Now Following You
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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 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.
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
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
'I doubt there's a woman alive who won't immediately see herself in these pages. I tore through it.'
TANYA SWEENEY, journalist and author of Esther is Now Following You
~ ~ ~
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 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.
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
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Published April 23, 2026
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May 20, 2026#Gifted
Like most of the country, I read Poor when it was published in 2023.
I cried, I recommended it, I pushed it into people’s hands, I went to see the stage production of it and once again cried, this time for an entire bus journey home from The Gate Theatre.
Hungry; A Biography of my Body by the same author was high on my list of books I wanted to read this year, and it did not disappoint.
Hungry, like Poor, is a memoir but with a difference; it focuses on Katriona O’ Sullivan’s relationship with her body, her weight, and how it has affected her sense of self worth her entire life.
This is a deeply honest exploration of her traumatic childhood, her dependent relationships with men, and her reliance on drugs, alcohol, and above all else, food, in order to maintain a sense of control over her life.
Of course, none of that exists in a vacuum and an intersection of societal misogyny, fatphobia, and classism contribute to the intense pressure Katriona felt to be a certain shape and size.
It’s a hard read, but I actually didn’t want to put it down. It’s engaging and compelling; like a friend telling you their life story. I found myself thinking about her when I wasn’t reading it. I’d tell my husband “I’m just going to read a bit more Katriona before bed”.
I feel like the word “inspiration” gets bandied about a lot for Katriona O’ Sullivan but she genuinely makes me want to improve my own life when I read her writing. She’s achieved so much and is still helping others through her work.
I think there’s going to be endless amounts of women who read this book and nod along in agreement, in fellowship, grateful that someone shares their experiences and can express them so well. That someone not only understands but has done the work to survive and can bravely share her story.
At its heart, Hungry is a work of hope; it’s a powerful rallying cry to every woman who has felt the need to take up less space in the world; an invite to reclaim your voice, your space, and your body.
I loved it.
Highly recommend this one.
Like most of the country, I read Poor when it was published in 2023.
I cried, I recommended it, I pushed it into people’s hands, I went to see the stage production of it and once again cried, this time for an entire bus journey home from The Gate Theatre.
Hungry; A Biography of my Body by the same author was high on my list of books I wanted to read this year, and it did not disappoint.
Hungry, like Poor, is a memoir but with a difference; it focuses on Katriona O’ Sullivan’s relationship with her body, her weight, and how it has affected her sense of self worth her entire life.
This is a deeply honest exploration of her traumatic childhood, her dependent relationships with men, and her reliance on drugs, alcohol, and above all else, food, in order to maintain a sense of control over her life.
Of course, none of that exists in a vacuum and an intersection of societal misogyny, fatphobia, and classism contribute to the intense pressure Katriona felt to be a certain shape and size.
It’s a hard read, but I actually didn’t want to put it down. It’s engaging and compelling; like a friend telling you their life story. I found myself thinking about her when I wasn’t reading it. I’d tell my husband “I’m just going to read a bit more Katriona before bed”.
I feel like the word “inspiration” gets bandied about a lot for Katriona O’ Sullivan but she genuinely makes me want to improve my own life when I read her writing. She’s achieved so much and is still helping others through her work.
I think there’s going to be endless amounts of women who read this book and nod along in agreement, in fellowship, grateful that someone shares their experiences and can express them so well. That someone not only understands but has done the work to survive and can bravely share her story.
At its heart, Hungry is a work of hope; it’s a powerful rallying cry to every woman who has felt the need to take up less space in the world; an invite to reclaim your voice, your space, and your body.
I loved it.
Highly recommend this one.
May 12, 2026
Heartbreaking story, definitely a bit repetitive if you’ve already read her book ‘Poor’ but still a great book highlighting the struggles of trauma related body image and disordered eating.
June 3, 2026
A remarkable story, exceptionally told. What a woman
May 15, 2026
Just finished this book with tears in my eyes. Thank you for sharing your life with us Katriona, a story I will be recommending to every woman I know ❤️
May 6, 2026
Hungry was a gift to read. Katriona has the ability to make you feel seen without ever seeing you. Congratulations Katriona it’s a triumph.
April 18, 2026
Probably more of a 3.5 star rating but more of a four for sure than a three. A raw, deeply moving ode to O’Sullivan’s body and her tumultuous relationship with it through poverty, abuse, addiction, childbirth, disordered eating and womanhood. Since I read Katríona’s other book I did find a lot of repetition but nonetheless enjoyed it. Her anecdotes helped future reinforce that our bodies are instruments and not ornaments and how we are so much more than our physiques.
May 11, 2026
This one of the most impactful books I have ever read. The way it made me feel and made me think and made me angry about this world - will live with me forever. Katriona is so articulate, honest, raw and wise in this book. She threads all the intertwined parts of poverty, abuse, gender, class, achievements and beauty standards so well together under the umbrella of “Hunger”. I devoured it in just a few sittings; a rare occurrence for me. Five stars, I would have given fifty if I could!
April 10, 2026
Phenomenal!!! Go preorder it!! Thanks so much to Headline for my copy
May 24, 2026
I hugged the book after I finished reading it. Beautiful, sad, powerful and full of love.
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May 11, 2026After reading Poor, there was never any chance I wasn’t going to read Hungry. Publication day arrived and there I was in the bookshop, copy in hand, because some writers become automatic reads.
This book is a searingly honest account of Katriona O’Sullivan’s lifelong relationship with her traumatised body. It is raw, brave, difficult and, at times, almost painfully recognisable.
O’Sullivan has a rare gift for writing about the things many women feel but do not always know how to say out loud. Shame. Hunger. Self-disgust. Ambition. Class. The need to be loved. The fear of being seen. The exhausting, lifelong work of trying to be enough.
What makes Hungry so powerful is that it never feels like a lecture. It feels like someone reaching across the page and saying: you’re not the only one. There is enormous comfort in that, even when the subject matter is bruising.
This is a memoir about poverty, trauma, addiction, motherhood, recovery and education, but it is also a book about space. Who is allowed to take it up. Who is taught to shrink. Who learns to apologise for their body before they have even understood it.
O’Sullivan writes with startling courage about how poverty, gender and trauma shape the way women see themselves, and how brutally society teaches us to measure our worth. Smaller body. Smaller voice. Smaller needs. Smaller life.
What makes this memoir so powerful is that she never writes from a place of superiority or neat resolution. There’s no polished “and then I healed” narrative here. Instead, it feels raw, complicated and incredibly human. She writes about her body as something shaped by trauma, survival, motherhood, addiction, class and expectation, and she does it with enormous courage.
It is uncomfortable at times because it forces you to examine the ways society measures women constantly, and the ways many of us internalise that judgement without even noticing anymore.
But this book refuses the shrinking.
For every woman who has ever made herself smaller to survive, this one will sit heavy in the chest.
Essential reading.
Katriona is some woman for one woman!
This book is a searingly honest account of Katriona O’Sullivan’s lifelong relationship with her traumatised body. It is raw, brave, difficult and, at times, almost painfully recognisable.
O’Sullivan has a rare gift for writing about the things many women feel but do not always know how to say out loud. Shame. Hunger. Self-disgust. Ambition. Class. The need to be loved. The fear of being seen. The exhausting, lifelong work of trying to be enough.
What makes Hungry so powerful is that it never feels like a lecture. It feels like someone reaching across the page and saying: you’re not the only one. There is enormous comfort in that, even when the subject matter is bruising.
This is a memoir about poverty, trauma, addiction, motherhood, recovery and education, but it is also a book about space. Who is allowed to take it up. Who is taught to shrink. Who learns to apologise for their body before they have even understood it.
O’Sullivan writes with startling courage about how poverty, gender and trauma shape the way women see themselves, and how brutally society teaches us to measure our worth. Smaller body. Smaller voice. Smaller needs. Smaller life.
What makes this memoir so powerful is that she never writes from a place of superiority or neat resolution. There’s no polished “and then I healed” narrative here. Instead, it feels raw, complicated and incredibly human. She writes about her body as something shaped by trauma, survival, motherhood, addiction, class and expectation, and she does it with enormous courage.
It is uncomfortable at times because it forces you to examine the ways society measures women constantly, and the ways many of us internalise that judgement without even noticing anymore.
But this book refuses the shrinking.
For every woman who has ever made herself smaller to survive, this one will sit heavy in the chest.
Essential reading.
Katriona is some woman for one woman!
May 27, 2026
I read Hungry while listening to Poor, and I finish audiobooks much faster than physical ones. So, somehow, the books merged, and at a certain point, I thought I was listening/reading to the same thing. I was disappointed at first until the title Hungry struck me, and I understood its meaning. It was much deeper than only being hungry for food, it also covered the depths of having body issues, being abused, bullied, and neglected. In this book, Katriona O'Sullivan brings to us what it means to hate your own body to a point that risking your life is a minor issue if you reach the ideal body shape.
Katriona is not only brave but also honest. In a world where we fake how we are feeling, it is such a relief to come across women who share their life experiences without the layers of artificiality.
Katriona is not only brave but also honest. In a world where we fake how we are feeling, it is such a relief to come across women who share their life experiences without the layers of artificiality.
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June 26, 2026Poor is one of my favourite memoirs so have been eagerly awaiting this one. I have just finished reading this one with tears in my eyes 🥹
What a woman Katriona O’Sullivan is!!
What a woman Katriona O’Sullivan is!!
April 25, 2026
So raw, gutwrenching and powerful.
June 15, 2026
I really enjoy Katriona's writing. From the very first page, I was hooked. Her writing is so raw and personal. Incredibly brave, putting yourself out there like that. Excellent take on women, our bodies and society's mindset in this unhealthy skinny-at-all-costs era again.
May 7, 2026
Please go and read both Poor and Hungry, and then share them with everyone you know. We need to talk about poverty and the importance of looking after each other and giving people opportunities, just as much as about trauma and its impact on our bodies and minds. Nobody does it as well as Katriona O’Sullivan.
I listened to Hungry on Spotify, and it was amazing to hear the book narrated by Katriona herself.
I listened to Hungry on Spotify, and it was amazing to hear the book narrated by Katriona herself.
June 17, 2026
A powerful book, devastating sad, a testament to Katriona’s character and determination. Also a life lesson in seeking and accepting help.
May 5, 2026
It ended a bit abruptly in my opinion, the telling was rushed in the end of the book. I felt like my cup of tea was half empty when the chat was over and the other person stood up and left.
May 12, 2026
Hungry: A Biography of My Body by Katriona O’Sullivan published April 23rd with Hachette Ireland and is described as ‘a raw, courageous exploration of survival, identity and the lifelong search for self-acceptance.’
In 2023 I was in a taxi in Dublin on my way to the train station, following a wonderful evening at the Irish Book Awards. It was the year that Katriona O’Sullivan’s staggeringly powerful biography Poor had picked up two awards. At that point I hadn’t read the book but the taxi driver had. He pulled out the copy that he carried with him to read between jobs and was telling me how incredible and impactful her words were. It took me until 2025 to finally dive in, after my daughter passed her copy onto me, telling me in no uncertain words that I had to read it. I never wrote a review for Poor because I just could not put into words the emotions I felt upon completion. Here was a woman who had suffered horrors beyond my comprehension yet, through pure grit and determination, and some unstoppable force, was now a professor of psychology and a voice for the voiceless.
When O’Sullivan wrote Poor, she honestly thought that that was it, her story had been told. But as life continued, so did her struggles, so she made a decision to get back to her writing. This time though her focus was on her body and her constant battle with her personal reality as a woman in today’s society versus expectation.
In Hungry: A Biography of My Body Katriona O’Sullivan reflects on her earlier years. She reminds readers of Poor of those dark times when she battled, against all the odds, to survive the abuse and the poverty of growing up in a family with two addicts as caregivers. She goes deeper into some of her memories, right back to that time when she was a carefree little girl doing cartwheels with her legs in the air and not a worry in the world, clueless as to what lay ahead. But what that little girl also didn’t know was that she was brave, courageous and fearless, someone who would become a beacon of hope for others. someone who would strive forward in her career, find a loving partner and have children.
Like most women today, O’Sullivan’s insecurities are many. Her honesty about her constant battle with her weight and her need to look a certain way is so utterly refreshing. The relentless push on women to reach unattainable perfection is across every media outlet with us all under pressure to try certain products and treatment that will make us look a certain way. These marketing ploys will make us happy right? Wrong. We all know this but O’Sullivan doesn’t beat around the bush, she says it like it is.
‘The pressure to be slim and young, thick and curvy or thin and waif-like affects all of us – but what we do to get there differs on where we are from’
O’Sullivan doesn’t have the answers but what she does have is a platform and she uses it with positive intention. There is no filter. There is no sanitising of her words. She is who she is…and that is more than enough.
Hungry: A Biography of My Body is a personal biography, an inspiring story about one woman’s struggle to learn self-acceptance and self-worth. But it is also an exploration of what it is to be a woman today and the societal pressures that weigh us down. A raw and compassionate book, Hungry: A Biography of My Body is profoundly affecting and relatable. It is savage and uncompromising. Parts of it are every woman’s story but ultimately this is Katriona O’Sullivan’s story, one written with dignity, integrity and authenticity.
In 2023 I was in a taxi in Dublin on my way to the train station, following a wonderful evening at the Irish Book Awards. It was the year that Katriona O’Sullivan’s staggeringly powerful biography Poor had picked up two awards. At that point I hadn’t read the book but the taxi driver had. He pulled out the copy that he carried with him to read between jobs and was telling me how incredible and impactful her words were. It took me until 2025 to finally dive in, after my daughter passed her copy onto me, telling me in no uncertain words that I had to read it. I never wrote a review for Poor because I just could not put into words the emotions I felt upon completion. Here was a woman who had suffered horrors beyond my comprehension yet, through pure grit and determination, and some unstoppable force, was now a professor of psychology and a voice for the voiceless.
When O’Sullivan wrote Poor, she honestly thought that that was it, her story had been told. But as life continued, so did her struggles, so she made a decision to get back to her writing. This time though her focus was on her body and her constant battle with her personal reality as a woman in today’s society versus expectation.
In Hungry: A Biography of My Body Katriona O’Sullivan reflects on her earlier years. She reminds readers of Poor of those dark times when she battled, against all the odds, to survive the abuse and the poverty of growing up in a family with two addicts as caregivers. She goes deeper into some of her memories, right back to that time when she was a carefree little girl doing cartwheels with her legs in the air and not a worry in the world, clueless as to what lay ahead. But what that little girl also didn’t know was that she was brave, courageous and fearless, someone who would become a beacon of hope for others. someone who would strive forward in her career, find a loving partner and have children.
Like most women today, O’Sullivan’s insecurities are many. Her honesty about her constant battle with her weight and her need to look a certain way is so utterly refreshing. The relentless push on women to reach unattainable perfection is across every media outlet with us all under pressure to try certain products and treatment that will make us look a certain way. These marketing ploys will make us happy right? Wrong. We all know this but O’Sullivan doesn’t beat around the bush, she says it like it is.
‘The pressure to be slim and young, thick and curvy or thin and waif-like affects all of us – but what we do to get there differs on where we are from’
O’Sullivan doesn’t have the answers but what she does have is a platform and she uses it with positive intention. There is no filter. There is no sanitising of her words. She is who she is…and that is more than enough.
Hungry: A Biography of My Body is a personal biography, an inspiring story about one woman’s struggle to learn self-acceptance and self-worth. But it is also an exploration of what it is to be a woman today and the societal pressures that weigh us down. A raw and compassionate book, Hungry: A Biography of My Body is profoundly affecting and relatable. It is savage and uncompromising. Parts of it are every woman’s story but ultimately this is Katriona O’Sullivan’s story, one written with dignity, integrity and authenticity.
May 20, 2026
I just finished listening to the audiobook and I loved that it was voiced by Katriona.
This memoir was quite difficult to listen to at times but I couldn’t stop, feeling like Katriona was describing me at times, feeling utterly seen.
Katriona had me laughing out loud at points and a lump in my throat at others, I felt the whole spectrum of emotions. I’m really proud that she felt able and was brave enough to be so vulnerable as to write this because wow, how freeing it must be now (or so I imagine it would be).
I feel like every woman who feels able to (trigger warnings of abuse and eating disorders should be made very clear) should read this book. It’s incredibly eye opening and truly brings you to question yourself and how your relationship is with your own body.
I particularly loved the addition of the therapy chi alter where Katriona got to talk to “little Katriona”.
I like to adopt this method of therapy because suddenly, it feels completely wrong to be awful to yourself and I think this technique should be encouraged more.
Anyway I could go on. Thank you Katriona for your vulnerability and your truth. Thank you for all your advocacy for those who need it. You are a true inspiration and I feel very inspired and humbled by your book.
This memoir was quite difficult to listen to at times but I couldn’t stop, feeling like Katriona was describing me at times, feeling utterly seen.
Katriona had me laughing out loud at points and a lump in my throat at others, I felt the whole spectrum of emotions. I’m really proud that she felt able and was brave enough to be so vulnerable as to write this because wow, how freeing it must be now (or so I imagine it would be).
I feel like every woman who feels able to (trigger warnings of abuse and eating disorders should be made very clear) should read this book. It’s incredibly eye opening and truly brings you to question yourself and how your relationship is with your own body.
I particularly loved the addition of the therapy chi alter where Katriona got to talk to “little Katriona”.
I like to adopt this method of therapy because suddenly, it feels completely wrong to be awful to yourself and I think this technique should be encouraged more.
Anyway I could go on. Thank you Katriona for your vulnerability and your truth. Thank you for all your advocacy for those who need it. You are a true inspiration and I feel very inspired and humbled by your book.
May 25, 2026
Hungry: A biography of my body by Katriona O’Sullivan appears to be a powerful and deeply personal memoir that explores survival, identity, and the long emotional journey toward self-acceptance.
One of the book’s most striking qualities is its unflinching honesty. The author’s account of growing up amid poverty, addiction, and instability sets a raw emotional foundation that shapes the entire narrative.
The memoir also seems particularly compelling in its exploration of how trauma, class, and gender influence body image and self-worth. These themes give the work both personal intensity and wider social relevance.
Another notable strength is the transformation arc at the heart of the story. The journey from hardship and struggle toward academic achievement and professional success appears to be presented not as a simple triumph, but as a complex and ongoing negotiation with identity and self-perception.
For readers interested in memoir, feminist writing, social commentary, and stories of resilience and recovery, Hungry promises to offer an emotionally resonant and thought provoking reading experience.
One of the book’s most striking qualities is its unflinching honesty. The author’s account of growing up amid poverty, addiction, and instability sets a raw emotional foundation that shapes the entire narrative.
The memoir also seems particularly compelling in its exploration of how trauma, class, and gender influence body image and self-worth. These themes give the work both personal intensity and wider social relevance.
Another notable strength is the transformation arc at the heart of the story. The journey from hardship and struggle toward academic achievement and professional success appears to be presented not as a simple triumph, but as a complex and ongoing negotiation with identity and self-perception.
For readers interested in memoir, feminist writing, social commentary, and stories of resilience and recovery, Hungry promises to offer an emotionally resonant and thought provoking reading experience.
May 31, 2026
I was recommended her other book Poor by a gentleman on the train. He said he had read it 3 times already and was starting his 4th reread. She lectures in the University I teach at, so I made a mental note to pick up the book the next time I saw it, but I saw this instead.
I literally read this in 24 hours. I couldn’t put it down.
This is the bravest book I’ve ever read, especially coming from someone who I suppose works in the same place as me?
I’m still too in awe about her narrative voice and the themes she wrote about to give a cohesive review but.
Katriona, if you are scrolling through your goodreads reviews; thank you for writing this book. You have provided a voice and a space for women. Thank you for leaving in these vulnerabilities, I am sure others have found their experiences and histories reflected as I have.
I literally read this in 24 hours. I couldn’t put it down.
This is the bravest book I’ve ever read, especially coming from someone who I suppose works in the same place as me?
I’m still too in awe about her narrative voice and the themes she wrote about to give a cohesive review but.
Katriona, if you are scrolling through your goodreads reviews; thank you for writing this book. You have provided a voice and a space for women. Thank you for leaving in these vulnerabilities, I am sure others have found their experiences and histories reflected as I have.
June 19, 2026
I read Poor last year and so pre-ordered Hungry when I saw it was being published. It is an equally devastating book. Perhaps what I was surprised about was that it was the same life as in Poor but in that there was little or no mention of body shaming in Poor and how she felt which certainly depicts the normality but shame she felt. It’s a very powerful book about her but also the wider insidious power that is used to keep women ‘in their place’. It was written before the rise of weight loss tablets- I wonder how they would now be factored in.
July 6, 2026
HIGHLY recommend the audiobook!! Katriona is a fantastic performer. No wonder she wanted to be an actress. I can imagine how engaging her lectures are.
A deeply moving account of one woman’s relationship with her body, tracing the repercussions of trauma.
As I’ve read Poor, there was some repetition in this - but I think that’s to be expected as this was also a memoir of her entire life but told through a different lens. I felt like there was enough new material and insight that the repetition wasn’t an issue.
A deeply moving account of one woman’s relationship with her body, tracing the repercussions of trauma.
As I’ve read Poor, there was some repetition in this - but I think that’s to be expected as this was also a memoir of her entire life but told through a different lens. I felt like there was enough new material and insight that the repetition wasn’t an issue.
May 27, 2026
I don't even know how to review this book. How one comments on someone life trauma and healing?
All I want to do is to thank Katriona O'Sullivan for this gift. She might not be fully aware, but this book will change the life of so many people.
I don't think there is a single woman which cannot identify with some parts of this book.
Thank you for the courage, the inspiration, for gifting us with your talent.
Hope little Katriona heals every day a little more.
All I want to do is to thank Katriona O'Sullivan for this gift. She might not be fully aware, but this book will change the life of so many people.
I don't think there is a single woman which cannot identify with some parts of this book.
Thank you for the courage, the inspiration, for gifting us with your talent.
Hope little Katriona heals every day a little more.
May 3, 2026
I bought three copies- two for work friends (we had all loved her first book) after the author spoke at our work place on various themes tying in her values to our companies goals. This book stirred something in me. She writes so well making it so easy to understand someting so heavy and hard. This was an incredible book. Thank you Katriona!
June 7, 2026
Good, but does feel like a weaker rehash of her previous book Poor. The insight of how the concept of one's body is affected by the psychosocial trauma O'Sullivan has been through is done well, but I often thought would re-reading the last book with something like The Body Keeps the Score, or The Myth of Normal not do the same thing better?
Would definitely read Poor first.
Would definitely read Poor first.
May 21, 2026
This memoir was really honest and thought provoking. It dealt with the struggle women have with their bodies really well and highlighted how the body is a central part of so many female experiences from birth to death.
May 23, 2026
Words cannot express how deeply I loved this book 😭❤️ Katriona is an incredible writer and she narrates her own books - I felt like she was sitting in the car with me, telling me her story. Open, honest, touching, heartbreaking, real.
May 11, 2026
4.5⭐️
June 3, 2026
Heavy but important read. ❤️
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