{"product_id":"poor-1","title":"Poor By O'sullivan, K","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe No. 1 Bestseller\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBiography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Word\u003c\/i\u003e Listeners'' Choice Award, Irish Book Awards 2023\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''One of the best [books] I have read about the complexities of poverty . . . one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet'' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLike young girls everywhere Katriona O’Sullivan grew up bright, enthusiastic, curious. But she was also surrounded by abject poverty and chaos, and after she became 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\u003eTold with warmth, clarity and compassion – compassion for her parents, for her younger self, for others – \u003ci\u003ePoor\u003c\/i\u003e is both an astonishing personal testimony and an impassioned plea for the future of our children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Powerful – Katriona is a legend’ \u003cb\u003eBarry Keoghan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Raw, passionate and resolutely honest – I’ll never forget it’ \u003cb\u003eAnnie Mac\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Full of insight . . . so important'' \u003cb\u003eFi Glover, Times Radio \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''I read poor in one sitting I found it so compelling . . . moving, uplifting, brave, heroic\u003cb\u003e'' Nuala McGovern, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman''s Hour, \u003c\/i\u003eBBC Radio Four\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Moving, funny, brave and original - just like the author . . . absolutely incredible''\u003cb\u003e Roísín Ingle, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times Women''s Podcast\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘One of the books of the year’ \u003cb\u003ePatrick Kielty, \u003ci\u003eLate Late Show\u003c\/i\u003e, RTÉ One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''One of the most important books I have ever read … a beautiful telling of determination despite the odds'' \u003cb\u003eLynn Ruane, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Fearless, funny and searingly honest'' \u003cb\u003eAdil Ray OBE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''Raw and remarkable'' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIrish Independent \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''A book of empowerment and hope'' \u003cb\u003ePatricia Scanlan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Remarkable . . . a vivid retelling of Katriona flourishing, despite her beginnings’ \u003cb\u003eBBC News West Midlands\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNumber 1 bestseller,\u003ci\u003e Irish Times\u003c\/i\u003e, March 2024\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57575923122558,"sku":"NW9780241996768","price":15.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780241996768.jpg?v=1783090281","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/en-usa\/products\/poor-1","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}