Everything was better then, not least the music, the soundtrack to her romance with Charlo.Īs the past floats by and mingles with the present Paula Spencer finds herself coming alive, in all her vulnerability and her strength. Set in the 1960s in a fictional working-class area of northern Dublin, the book examines the cruelty inflicted upon children by other children. Paula's started drinking more and dreaming more, taking herself back to her contented childhood and audacious teenage years. The Woman Who Walked Into Doors is the story of Paula Spencer - from schoolgirl to battered wife and alcoholic - and her love for the dangerous, charismatic. It's as simple as that' Paula Spencer is thirty-nine, the mother of four and learning to live without Charlo, her violent, abusive husband. Will be noticeably worn.įrom the Booker Prize winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and The Commitments: the story of an ordinary woman whose extraordinary character will stay with you long after reading. This Study Guide consists of approximately 32 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more - everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of The Woman Who Walked Into Doors. Used - Fair: Worn book that has complete text pages but may have some small defect like slight tears. Used - Good: Average used worn book that has all pages or leaves present.

At the time of her narration it is 1995 and she is thirty-nine. Used - Very Good: Shows some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or paper. Doyle first introduced readers to Paula a decade ago in the gripping faux-memoir, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, told in Paula’s blindered first-person. THE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO DOORS is the story of her life. The Woman Who Walked into Doors is a 1996 novel by Roddy Doyle. The first paragraph in this heartbreaking novel by Doyle brings us immediately into a state of anxiety, a tension that underlies the whole book. Please check “condition” in product details before ordering. This is a second-hand, used copy of this book.

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