Brenda Fricker's memoir is raw and immediate. I have always admired her acting but never met her. I feel I know her, a little, now.

Niamh Cusack

A truly extraordinary life brilliantly recalled. With writing that manages to be both vivid and dreamlike, it shocks and delights in equal measure.

Graham Norton

Anyone who has seen Brenda Fricker on stage or screen will have sensed instinctively the depth of both suffering and strength that lies beneath her remarkable performances. In this searing memoir she lays bare the sources of her physical and psychological anguish. She writes with a directness and honesty that can be as devastating as it is compelling. But in keeping with the extraordinary artistry she has shown throughout her career, she also transforms the pain into a deeply moving and utterly memorable presence. At once fierce, raw, tender and transcendent, She Died Young is book that had to be written and therefore has to be read.

Fintan O'Toole, author of We Don't Know Ourselves and Heroic Failure