Walking With Ghosts

The wonder of this memoir is its unembellished truth. It is written by a man whose amazing story is the stuff of literatureEdna O'Brien

Dreamy, lyrical and utterly unvarnished. [Byrne] writes passionately about first love and hilariously about life as an actorColm Tóibín, Irish Times

Make no mistake about it: this is a masterpiece. A book that will wring out our tired hearts. It is by turns poetic, moving and very funny. You will find it on the shelf alongside other great Irish memoirs including those by Frank McCourt, Nuala O'Faolain and Edna O’BrienColum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin

The allure of Gabriel Byrne's memoir is that it persuasively humanizes what it is to be a big deal movie star. Byrne is wonderfully without cant or bluster or phony humility. Instead he leads with felicity, candor, humor and empathy. In the end, he seems to be somebody you'd be glad to knowRichard Ford