The Woman Who Walked Into Doors

Author: Roddy Doyle

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  • : $4.95 AUD
  • : 9780749395995
  • : Penguin Random House
  • : Penguin Books Ltd
  • : April 1997
  • : 198mm X 130mm X 15mm
  • : United Kingdom
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  • : Roddy Doyle
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  • : Paperback
  • : New edition
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  • : English
  • : 240
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Barcode 9780749395995
9780749395995

Description

From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the heartrending story of a brave and tenacious housewife   Look for Roddy Doyle's new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017   Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her feeling powerless. Capturing both her vulnerability and her strength, Roddy Doyle gives Paula a voice that is real and unforgettable.

Reviews

"Roddy Doyle's unsparing examination of a brutal marriage transcends the boundaries of class and nationhood."-"The Times" "Paula Spencer may be Doyle's most successful literary creation yet, a tour de force of literary ventriloquism that gives the lie to the old writing workshop canard that a man can't write from the point of view of a woman, let alone in her voice."-"Washington Post"

Author description

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. His first novel, The Commitments, was published to great acclaim in 1987 and was made into a very successful film by Alan Parker. The Snapper was published in 1990 and has also been made into a film, directed by Stephen Frears. Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, which won the Booker Prize in 1993, was the largest-selling winner in the history of the prize and has been published in nineteen languages. His latest novel is the sequel to The Woman Whob Walked Into Doors, Paula Spencer.