โ Scribed by Doyle, Roddy
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Gritty and moving, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors has been widely described as Roddy Doyle's best work to date.
My name is Paula Spencer. I am thirty-nine years old. It was my birthday last week. I was married for eighteen years. My husband died last year. He was shot by the Guards. He left me a year before that. I threw him out. His name was Charles Spencer; everyone called him Charlo.'
The Woman Who Walked Into Doors is one of Roddy Doyle's finest achievement to date, 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. Lean, sexy, funny and poignant, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors shows,...
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Gritty and moving, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors has been widely described as Roddy Doyle's best work to date. My name is Paula Spencer. I am thirty-nine years old. It was my birthday last week. I was married for eighteen years. My husband died last year. He was shot by the Guards. He left me a y
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 mar
**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