{"product_id":"a-light-that-never-goes-out","title":"A Light That Never Goes Out","description":"\u003cp\u003e‘Keelin's compelling story is as powerful as the woman she was.’ Liz Nugent\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eJoan Didion’s \u003cem\u003eThe Year of Magical Thinking\u003c\/em\u003e is a masterpiece. This ranks alongside. How can such a beautifully written, intimate, heartbreaking memoir be so uplifting?’ Joe Duffy\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eCharting the twists and turns of both a remarkable career as an investigative journalist and a lengthy battle with cancer, in \u003cem\u003eA Light That Never Goes Out\u003c\/em\u003e Keelin reveals with real honesty what it’s like to keep living your life and career – right up to becoming a co-anchor of RTÉ’s \u003cem\u003eSix One\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eNews\u003c\/em\u003e – while dealing with the challenges of cancer treatment.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eWritten with the help of Alison Walsh and completed posthumously by Keelin’s husband Conor Ferguson, \u003cem\u003eA Light That Never Goes Out\u003c\/em\u003e is a remarkable story of courage and resilience and a memorable reflection on how to live well, no matter what you’re facing.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘A stunning memoir - courageous, searingly honest, moving, funny, an incredible life story beautifully told.’ Miriam O’Callaghan\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘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.’ Caitríona Perry, RTÉ \u003cem\u003eSix One News\u003c\/em\u003e Co-Presenter and Author\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘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 \u003cem\u003eNormal People\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eRoom\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘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\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e‘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\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e'I was deeply moved by her courageous, candid memoir'  Madeleine Keane, \u003cem\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e'Keelin Shanley’s book\u003cem\u003e A Light That Never Goes Ou\u003c\/em\u003et 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, \u003cem\u003eEvoke\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e'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,\u003cem\u003e Irish Independent\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e'This memoir is a joyful statement of what life can truly be. Imperfect, magical, real.' Estelle Birdy, \u003cem\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe memoir left behind by journalist Keelin Shanley who died of cancer in February 2020. A remarkable story of courage and resilience and a memorable reflection on how to live well, no matter what you’re facing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gill Books","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":55161245565315,"sku":"9780717189472","price":22.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/3664\/7811\/files\/33b392b4076700b89053140dd2841b97.jpg?v=1741936944","url":"https:\/\/shop.gill.ie\/products\/a-light-that-never-goes-out","provider":"Gill","version":"1.0","type":"link"}