Hungry
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Hungry
A raw, beautifully written memoir from the bestselling author of Poor that delves into the complexities of body image, self-worth, and the relentless pursuit of acceptance.
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 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.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035427734
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 30 April 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wildfire
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 153.0mm
Height: 234.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 368
About the Author
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan is a professor of psychology and the bestselling author of Poor, winner of Biography of the Year and Newcomer of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. The memoir has been translated into seven languages, adapted into a sold-out play at Dublin's Gate Theatre, and remained in Ireland's top-ten nonfiction chart for two years. A regular commentator on the BBC and across Irish and international media, she has spoken at Westminster, the UN and UNESCO.
Born in Coventry to Irish parents, her early life was marked by poverty, addiction, teenage pregnancy and homelessness. In 1998 she moved to Dublin, where she entered Trinity College through the access programme and went on to earn a PhD in psychology. Now a professor at Maynooth University, she directs the National Centre for Inclusive Higher Education and leads the award-winning STEM Passport for Inclusion, which has supported over 10,000 young people from underserved communities into higher education and high-status careers.More from Biography & Memoir
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