{"product_id":"9781844886722","title":"Miriam : Life, Work, Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE NO. 1 BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eShortlisted for Biography of the Year, Irish Book Awards 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Hugely uplifting. My mood was completely altered in a really lovely way by it. She is remarkable - really relatable and really kind. I would recommend this very much' Marian Keyes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Beautiful ... fascinating insights ... authentic and open' Her.ie\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This book is great' Patrick Kielty, The Late Late Show\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Fast-paced and enjoyable' Irish Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e---\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe fascinating new memoir from one of Ireland's most celebrated and singular broadcasters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eI started writing this book as an exclusively work memoir but the work and the personal kept overlapping. I don't know if that's because I'm a woman or a mother or both, or none of those reasons. I just know that for my story to be authentic and truthful, I couldn't simply focus on the work side of my life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiriam O'Callaghan is one of Ireland's best-known broadcasters, covering every election, referendum, major controversy and important public event for TV, and hosting an award-winning radio show. Combining career success, high-octane glamour and being a mother-of-eight makes her a truly unique figure in Irish public life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn her absorbing memoir, Miriam shares touching stories from her personal life - from the life-changing impact of losing her beloved sister and father in a matter of months, and the end of her first marriage that same year, to the joys and challenges of bringing eight children into the world and juggling a frenetically busy life ('give up on perfection' is her wise advice!).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiriam includes fascinating insights into a career that has given her a ringside seat to a changing Ireland. Like attending Bobby Sands' wake even before she was a journalist, and life coming full circle when she championed John Hume to be declared the greatest figure in Irish history. She describes extraordinary debates, important and heart-breaking conversations with people in the eye of a media storm, and how she goes after and prepares for the big interviews - as well as what happens when things go wrong. Miriam also addresses the recent RTÉ controversies that cast a shadow over its high-profile presenters, not least herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMiriam is an exceptionally honest and personal memoir from one of Ireland's most esteemed broadcasters\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Candid and intimate' Irish Independent\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sandycove","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49245327425763,"sku":"00000_00000_00000_00000","price":47.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/usa.kinokuniya.com\/products\/9781844886722","provider":"Books Kinokuniya USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}