Author:Sinéad O'Connor,Sinéad O'Connor
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THE LANDMARK MEMOIR OF A GLOBAL MUSIC ICON
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021
Sinéad O'Connor's voice and trademark shaved head made her famous by the age of twenty-one. Her recording of Prince's 'Nothing Compares 2 U' made her a global icon. She outraged millions when she tore up a photograph of Pope John Paul II on American television.
O'Connor was unapologetic and impossible to ignore, calling out hypocrisy wherever she saw it. She remained that way for over three decades.
In her acclaimed No 1 bestselling memoir Rememberings, O'Connor told her story - the heartache of growing up in a family falling apart; her early forays into the Dublin music scene; her adventures and misadventures in the world of sex, drugs and rock'n'roll; the fulfilment of being a mother; her ongoing spiritual quest - and through it all, her abiding passion for music.
Rememberings is intimate, replete with candid anecdotes and full of hard-won insights. It is a unique and remarkable chronicle by a unique and remarkable artist.
© Sinéad O'Connor 2021 (P) Penguin Audio 2021
Tremendous . . . fierce and funny
—— Sunday Times Books of the YearInspiring, liberating, hilarious and fascinating
—— Irish TimesSo good, you'll want to read it twice
—— Sunday IndependentBeautifully observed . . . lyrical, funny and anguished
—— GuardianIt is a soul-bearing, brutally honest account of an extraordinary life
—— BBC OnlineFantastic . . . the way it's written is f**kin' beautiful . . . go out and get it
—— Blindboy BoatclubHer voice on the page is as fearless, riveting and unforgettable as her voice in song. The cadence alone is hypnotic, her story essential. Rememberings is a must-read
—— Michael StipeDevastating, wise, hilarious and original
—— Róisín IngleA terrific book . . . absolutely brilliant
—— Brendan O'ConnorO'Connor gets you onside so completely with her direct narrative, you feel you could be in the same room as her
—— Sunday TimesRememberings offers O'Connor's very personal version of events, a tale of maternal and institutional abuse that might be a misery memoir, if it weren't related with such eccentric charm and cheery fortitude
—— Daily TelegraphFrom wild youth to troubled adulthood, this memoir is a blast of chaos
—— TimesUtterly brilliant
—— Paul HowardAstonishing. Staggering
—— Rob DelaneySuperb . . . fantastic
—— Irish Daily StarBeautifully written
—— VIPHonest and illuminating
—— Irish IndependentRememberings is an electrifying reminder of the importance of [O'Connor's] voice
—— Business PostO'Connor brings everything to this memoir
—— Financial TimesIncendiary
—— iAstonishingly good, wise and hilarious
—— Louise NealonCandid, open-hearted . . . a lot of self-deprecation, a lot of laughs, and a measure of honesty that would put most of us to shame
—— Anglo-CeltGenuinely incredible . . . [Rememberings is] suffused with humour and forgiveness
—— GuardianThere's nothing conventional about Sinéad O'Connor and there's little conventional about her memoir either. . . She writes with searing honesty and plenty of wit
—— IndependentHer complicated life makes for riveting reading. From ripping up photographs of the Pope on prime time US television and her mental health struggles to a rollercoaster spiritual quest, she has never been afraid to be fearless
—— iNewsA deliciously decadent tale of sex, tragedy, celebrity, surfboards and tanned skin in 1980s Malibu.
—— The TimesI absolutely loved her book.... It's an absolute blast to read
—— Alice- Azania JarvisJACKIE COLLINS, BUT BETTER Sacrilege to say "better", I know, but there we are. Set in the 1980s, Taylor Jenkins Reid's Malibu Rising is wonderfully written, intensely evocative and concerns the model/ surfer children of a rock star. Tons of glamour, tons of sharply observed insights about sibling relationships, plus a massive party. Beach read par excellence. See also her brilliant Daisy Jones & the Six, which is heaven (more rock stars).
—— AnonymousWhen we picked up Malibu Rising, the new novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, we could barely put it down
—— That's LifeYou'll never want this book to end, it will suck you in and spit you out!
—— Muddy Stilettos