Hungry: A Biography of My Body

Hardback Published on: 23/04/2026
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Hungry
Really difficult read
I cried through most of this, what Katriona went through as a kid, living with self hatred, shame, pain, sexual abuse, it was harrowing. This is a much ne... READ MORE
Grace at Waterstones Belfast
Hungry
Hungry
Thank you to the publisher for sending me an ARC of Hungry by Katriona O’Sullivan. This book is the memoir of O’Sullivan’s body, the times she has hurt it ... READ MORE
Lauren at Birmingham
Hungry
Eye opening and important
I shed tears multiple times throughout this book. Whilst I grew up ‘rich poor’ rather than ‘poor poor’ I related so much of Katriona’s experiences she out... READ MORE
Lianne

Synopsis

Hungry is the powerful new memoir from Number One bestselling author Katriona O'Sullivan - a raw, courageous exploration of survival, identity and the lifelong search for self-acceptance.

Raised in a home marked by poverty, addiction and abuse, Katriona defied the odds: from teenage motherhood struggling with her own addictions to becoming a university professor and successful author. But beneath the achievements lay a more private struggle - with her body, her worth, and the unrelenting drive to be enough.

In this fiercely honest memoir, she interrogates how trauma, class and gender shape the way women see themselves - and how society teaches them to measure their value.

Told with stunning courage and vulnerability, Hungry is both a personal reckoning and a powerful reclaiming of body, voice and self. It is one woman's story - and a rallying cry for every woman who has ever felt she had to shrink to survive.

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
  • ISBN: 9781035427772
  • Number of pages: 368
  • Dimensions: 238 x 158 x 34 mm
  • Weight: 560g
  • Languages: English

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