A memoir in which the author, a newspaper columnist in Ireland, gives an account of her life, reviewing her accomplishments, and discussing her yearning for a sense of fulfillment.
A memoir in which Irish journalist Nuala O'Faolain looks at how her life changed over a period of six years, after the break-up of a romance when she was in her mid-fifties left her open to new friendships, career opportunities, family relationships, and other experiences.
Chronicles the life of Chicago May, an Irish woman who, at age nineteen stole her family's fortune and fled to America, where she worked as a thief, a showgirl, and a prostitute, eventually being tried for robbery and attempted murder in 1901.
