Poor

Full of insight into a life lived right up against the boundaries placed on it by poverty … so important … we’d highly recommend – Fi Glover * Off Air with Jane and Fi, Times Radio *I read [Poor] in one sitting I found it so compelling. An amazing story … moving, uplifting, brave, heroic – Nuala McGovern * Woman’s Hour, BBC *Moving, funny, brave and original - just like the author … absolutely incredible – Róisín Ingle * Irish Times Women’s Podcast *One of the best books I have ever read about the complexities of poverty … one of the most remarkable people you will ever meet * Guardian *One of the most important books I have ever read … a beautiful telling of determination despite the odds – Lynn Ruane * Irish Times *[A] story for the unheard and unseen that is fearless, funny and searingly honest – Adil Ray OBERaw and remarkable * Irish Independent *A book of empowerment and hope – Patricia ScanlanAn important contribution to our understanding of poverty and its impact * Business Post *An incredible read * Business Post *

Dr. Katriona O’Sullivan was born in Coventry to Irish parents. In 1998, at 20, she moved from Birmingham to Dublin and subsequently enrolled in the Trinity College access programme. After being awarded a PhD in psychology from Trinity she joined its staff. She now lectures in psychology at Maynooth University and lives with her family in Dublin. Poor is her first book.