Book review: A raw, harrowing personal account of Ireland’s true Oscar-winning artist

Her middle-class upbringing may have afforded actor Brenda Fricker early opportunities, but the family dynamic was turbulent
Book review: A raw, harrowing personal account of Ireland’s true Oscar-winning artist

Brenda Fricker recalls her story with poise, with an overarchingly sombre tone lifted by lighter moments. File picture: Brian McEvoy

  • She Died Young: A Life in Fragments 
  • Brenda Fricker 
  • Head of Zeus, €25 

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