Hungry
A biography of my body
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Katriona O’Sullivan
About this listen
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.
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
'Moving, funny, brave and original - just like the author . . . absolutely incredible' Roísín Ingle, Irish Times Women's Podcast
'One of the books of the year' Patrick Kielty, Late Late Show, RTÉ One
'One of the most important books I have ever read ... a beautiful telling of determination despite the odds' Lynn Ruane, Irish Times
'Raw and remarkable' Irish Independent
'A book of empowerment and hope' Patricia Scanlan©2026 Katriona O’Sullivan
Critic reviews
Amazing. I couldn't put it down
Every woman needs to read this book. Every man needs to read this book
I doubt there's a woman alive who won't immediately see herself in these pages. I tore through it
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