
Walking with Ghosts
A Memoir
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Narrated by:
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Gabriel Byrne
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Gabriel Byrne
About this listen
This audiobook is exquisitely and eloquently read by the author, Gabriel Byrne.
Walking with Ghosts is the stunningly evocative memoir by Irish actor and Hollywood star, Gabriel Byrne.
'Dreamy, lyrical and utterly unvarnished' – Colm Tóibín
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 his home, at the edge of a rapidly encroaching city. Born to working-class parents and the eldest of six children, he harboured a childhood desire to become a priest. When he was eleven years old, Byrne found himself crossing the Irish Sea to join a seminary in England. Four years later, Byrne had been expelled and he quickly returned to his native city. There he took odd jobs as a messenger boy and a factory labourer to get by. In his spare time he visited the cinema, where he could be alone and yet part of a crowd. It was here that he could begin to imagine a life beyond the grey world of ’60s Ireland.
He revelled in the theatre and poetry of Dublin’s streets, populated by characters as eccentric and remarkable as any in fiction, those who spin a yarn with acuity and wit. It was a friend who suggested Byrne join an amateur drama group, a decision that would change his life forever and launch him on an extraordinary forty-year career in film and theatre. Moving between sensual recollection of childhood in a now almost vanished Ireland and reflections on stardom in Hollywood and on Broadway, Byrne also courageously recounts his battle with addiction and the ambivalence of fame.
Walking with Ghosts is by turns hilarious and heartbreaking as well as a lyrical homage to the people and landscapes that ultimately shape our destinies.
‘Make no mistake about it: this is a masterpiece . . . poetic, moving and very funny’ – Colum McCann, author of Let the Great World Spin
Critic reviews
It’s stunning
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Gabriel Byrne. wonderful
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humility and integrity walking with Ghosts
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Beautifully Poetic
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Enjoyed the way it wasn't in chronological order. Finished it in one day. loved it.
walking with ghosts /amazing
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Funny and poignant
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Why isn’t everyone listening to this
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The performance of this audio book is brilliant too as he perfectly visualises the Ireland of the past he knew & the one he sees now. It feels like you’re both in conversation about it & at no point, does it take you out of it. I highly recommend this if you’re a fan of his work & him as a person.
Incredibly moving & a performance in itself…
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I laughed a lot, his way with words and the old stories and sayings. A truest account of a life well lived and respect for his family and parents all examined under a self reflective gaze. I loved it, one of my favourites so far. Highly recommend
Beautifully read, poetic and powerful
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A wonderful Irish icon
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