Rememberings

THE LANDMARK MEMOIR OF A GLOBAL MUSIC ICON<BR>SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS 2021<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>O'Connor was unapologetic and impossible to ignore, calling out hypocrisy wherever she saw it. She remained that way for over three decades.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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.<BR><BR><BR>*****<BR><BR>'Inspiring, liberating, hilarious and fascinating' Irish Times<BR><BR>'Beautifully observed ... lyrical, funny and anguished' Guardian<BR><BR>'Her 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 Stipe<BR><BR>'So good, you'll want to read it twice' Sunday Independent<BR><BR>'A soul-bearing, brutally honest account of an extraordinary life' BBC Online<BR><BR>'Tremendous . . . fierce and funny' Sunday Times Books of the Year