'Keelin's compelling story is as powerful as the woman she was.'
Liz Nugent Joan Didion's The Year of Magical Thinking is a
masterpiece. This ranks alongside. How can such a beautifully
written, intimate, heartbreaking memoir be so uplifting?' Joe Duffy
When journalist Keelin Shanley passed away in February aged 51, it
was hard to grasp that someone so filled with life was gone. But a
light so bright never really goes out, especially since, in her
last few months, Keelin wrote a fantastic record of her life.
Charting the twists and turns of both a remarkable career as an
investigative journalist and a lengthy battle with cancer, in A
Light That Never Goes Out Keelin reveals with real honesty what
it's like to keep living your life and career - right up to
becoming a co-anchor of RTE's Six One News - while dealing with the
challenges of cancer treatment. Written with the help of Alison
Walsh and completed posthumously by Keelin's husband Conor
Ferguson, A Light That Never Goes Out is a remarkable story of
courage and resilience and a memorable reflection on how to live
well, no matter what you're facing. 'A stunning memoir -
courageous, searingly honest, moving, funny, an incredible life
story beautifully told.' Miriam O'Callaghan 'A beautiful love
story, a behind-the-scenes career exposition and a candid telling
of what it is like to live with, and die from, cancer.
Heartbreakingly honest and heartachingly inspirational.' Caitriona
Perry, RTE Six One News Co-Presenter and Author 'I found myself
moved again and again by how simply and truthfully Keelin talks
about the experience of dying and I am in awe of the immense
courage she showed in her final months. A book which might have
been bleak instead breathes with love - for her work, her
colleagues, her friends and above all, her family.' Lenny
Abrahamson, Director Normal People, Room 'A memoir that weaves the
heart-breaking story of Keelin's terminal illness with joyous,
insightful and frequently funny accounts from her life and career.
A testament to the ultimate triumph of her unconquerable spirit.'
Bryan Dobson 'This is such a beautiful book. It's oddly uplifting
to read, even though at times I was jack-knived with sorrow. Keelin
the most remarkable person - her positivity, her grace, her
gratitude for her life would recalibrate anyone's attitude. A
life-affirming read that will make every reader grateful for the
people they love.' Marian Keyes 'I was deeply moved by her
courageous, candid memoir' Madeleine Keane, Irish Independent
'Keelin Shanley's book A Light That Never Goes Out has left those
who have read it in awe of the broadcaster's spirit. A must-read
for all of us seeking inspiration and gratitude for the gift of
life in 2020' Fionnuala Moran, Evoke 'It's quite something to write
about imminent death without veering into self-pity or soaking
one's words with melancholia, but she did just that. Shanley's
reflections are unadorned, yet somehow intimate. She writes of pain
in a way that places the reader right in that moment with her.
These are the words of a straight-shooter.' Tanya Sweeney, Irish
Independent 'This memoir is a joyful statement of what life can
truly be. Imperfect, magical, real.' Estelle Birdy, Irish Times
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