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Sugar sandwiches and smarts: a poor kid's fairytale ending
Raised by addicts, Dr Katriona O'Sullivan defied the odds to become a university lecturer
Dr Katriona O'Sullivan from Coventry in the UK was born to parents addicted to heroin. She was neglected and not fed. But for the care she received from two influential teachers and the occasional stroke of luck, life may have gone in a very different direction.
Katriona's written a book about her life called Poor.
Presenter: Mobeen Azhar
Producer: Edgar Maddicott
Get in touch: outlook@bbc.com
(Photo: Dr Katriona O'Sullivan. Credit: Keith Arkins)
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