Tears on My Pillow

Ray O'Donoghue has lived a remarkable life, a life often touched by hardship and tragedy, but always lived with a zest and uninhibited curiosity.

The product of a broken home and regarded as a delinquent, Ray spent his adolescence locked away from friends and family to endure the strict 'schooling' of the Christian Brothers. After his mother's tragic death at the age of 40, a chance encounter led Ray to train as a psychiatric nurse, a surprise career that would provide him with enough anecdote and incident to last a lifetime.

In 2004 Ray O'Donoghue's universe imploded when his beloved wife of 39 years died of cancer. The fact that he has fought back to present these extraordinary memoirs is testament to his fighting spirit and eternal resilience. By turn heart warming and tragic, these powerful memoirs will stay with the reader long after they have read the last page.