Book Interview: Noelle McCarthy on documenting her mother's life in Grand

"I think not writing the book would have taken more out of me than writing it. When I started writing, I made a decision that I was going to go where it took me, especially as it related to myself."

Author Noelle McCarthy, at the Maldron Hotel Cork, South Mall, Cork. Picture: Jim Coughlan.

• Grand: Becoming My Mother’s Daughter
• Noelle McCarthy 
• Sandycove, €18