{"product_id":"poor-grit-courage-and-the-lifechanging-value-of-selfbelief-9781844886210","title":"Poor: Grit  courage  and the life-changing value of self-belief","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs the middle of five kids growing up in dire poverty  the odds were low on Katriona OSullivan making anything of her life. She became a mother at 15 and ended up homeless. Five rackety years followed - barely coping  drinking to escape - until Katriona  now living in her fathers native Dublin  hit rock bottom. Poor is the extraordinary story - moving  funny  brave  and sometimes startling - of how Katriona turned her life around. During her schooldays there had been teachers who looked out for her - beacons of stability in a chaotic childhood. They planted seeds of self-belief. In Dublin when she sought help  she found mentors whose encouragement revived that self-belief. She got her act together  got a flat and a job as a cleaner  and got into Trinity College. Today Dr Katriona OSullivan is an award-winning lecturer whose work explores barriers to education. Despite her professional success  and happiness in her marriage and as a loving mother  Katriona lives with the indelible legacy of her early years. Her book is a stirring argument for the importance of looking out for our kids  of giving them hope  practical support and meaningful opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44643542564917,"sku":"ByrdShop_1844886212","price":49.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781844886210.jpg?v=1784697450","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/poor-grit-courage-and-the-lifechanging-value-of-selfbelief-9781844886210","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}