Walking with Ghosts
Book description
Walking with Ghosts is the stunningly evocative memoir by Irish actor and Hollywood star, Gabriel Byrne.
'Dreamy, lyrical and utterly unvarnished' - Colm Toibin
As a young boy growing up in the outskirts of Dublin, Gabriel Byrne sought refuge in a world of imagination among the fields and hills near…
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I could love Byrne’s memoir strictly for its gorgeous language, but it’s so much more—the story of his life (thus far) is a remarkable recounting of an ascent from an ordinary childhood to a life of extraordinary accomplishment. The opening chapter literally propelled me into the Ireland of his youth. Through the precision and poetry of his descriptions, I could see, hear, taste, feel, and smell.
Beyond the language are Byrne’s deeply insightful observations of what living in his time and place has meant. I read the book first, then listened to the audiobook, narrated by Byrne himself. What a…
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