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Facing mortality, a journalist reflects on life, love, and resilience.

Time and Tide

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  • Paperback

    304 pages

  • Release Date

    24 August 2023

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Summary

A poignant and introspective memoir from Irish journalist and broadcaster Charlie Bird.

In 2021, Charlie Bird was diagnosed with motor neurone disease – a man whose voice was so synonymous with his career faced losing it completely. Yet knowing he had just a short time left with family and friends, what emerged was a great sense of resilience and motivation to take advantage of every moment.

Here, Charlie reflects on his life and phenomenal broadcast career through the lense o…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780008546786
ISBN-10:0008546789
Author:Charlie Bird, Ray Burke
Publisher:HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint:Mudlark
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:304
Release Date:24 August 2023
Weight:240g
Dimensions:20mm x 129mm x 198mm
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Time and Tide by Charlie Bird - ISBN: 9780008546786
129 × 198 mm
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A4
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Critics Review

‘A hugely moving account of coming to terms with one’s own mortality and a frankly useful guide to others in a similar situation … It is an account of our times, an insider’s view into some of our country’s most important moments. And it is a story of love, friendship and family, and how the people in our lives sustain us through the worst of times.’Sunday Independent

‘Charlie told it as he saw it. He does exactly that here.’ – Frank Coughlan, Irish Independent

About The Author

Charlie Bird

Charlie Bird is one of Ireland’s most well-known broadcasters and journalists, boasting a stellar 38-year career until his retirement in 2012. In 2021, he was diagnosed with motor neurone disease.

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