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The Woman Who Walked into Doors

The Woman Who Walked into Doors

by RoddyDoyle (Author)

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    Paperback 1997

    $3.79

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    Hardcover 1996

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    Paperback 1997

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Synopsis

This is the heart-rending story of a woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after a violent, abusive marriage and a worsening drink problem. Paula Spencer 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 powerless. Capturing both her vulnerability and her strength, Doyle gives Paula a voice that is real and unforgettable.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: First Thus
 Publisher: Vintage
Published: 05 May 1997
ISBN 10: 0749395990
ISBN 13: 9780749395995
Book Overview: From the Booker Prize winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and The Commitments comes the story of Paula Spencer: an ordinary woman whose extraordinary character will stay with you long after reading.

Media Reviews
It is the triumph of this novel that Doyle - entirely without condescension - shows the inner life of this battered housewife to be the same stuff as that of the heroes of the great novels of Europe -- Mary Gordon * New York Times Book Review *
In feeling the pulse of a raw Dublin suburb, Doyle is recording a beat that can be recognised all over the world * The Times *
This new novel is Roddy Doyle's best to date. I cannot recall any writer who has better captured the vulnerability and courage of a woman trapped in a loveless marriage * Cork Examiner *
Even more mesmerizing than his prize-winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha * Daily Mail *
Impassioned, dignified and richly humane * Independent *
His best work yet * The Times *
Compulsively readable * Financial Times *
Author Bio
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of eleven acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper and The Van, two collections of short stories, Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents, and most recently, The Guts. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.