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By GGabriel byrne

You mightm recognise awardwinning actor Gabriel Byrne fromm from movies such as The Usua Usual Suspects and Mille Miller’s Crossing. He’s He also a dab hand at writing, showcased in this exce excellent memoir. This T isn’t the kind of autobiography that wants to cchronicle milestones and lay testimony to a life lived in the limelight. Instead,

Byrne jumps between anecdotes of growing up in Ireland and his life in Hollywood, teasing out themes and learnings along the way. His easy delivery, devoid of any self-consciousness, has the feel of a chat with an old friend, meandering through the past, present and future over a drink or two.

His humour, sorrows and acceptance of life’s twists and turns, add a bittersweet depth.