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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780143112730 Buy
Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9781440622731 Buy
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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780143112730
Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9781440622731
The follow up to Roddy Doyle’s acclaimed novel The Woman Who Walked Into DoorsWatch for Roddy Doyle’s new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017 Roddy Doyle ‘s beautifully wrought tale revisits the Dublin housewife-heroine of his earlier acclaimed novel, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors. Paula is now forty-seven, her abusive husband is long dead, and it’s been four months and five days since she’s had a drink. She cleans offices to get by and lives from paycheck to paycheck. But as she manages to get through each day sober, she begins to piece her life back together and to resurrect her family. Told with the unmistakable wit of Doyle’s unique voice, this is a redemptive tale about a brave and tenacious woman.
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of ten acclaimed novels, including The Commitments, The Van (a finalist for the Booker Prize), Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (winner of the Booker Prize), The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, A Star Called… More about Roddy Doyle
“An extraordinary story about an ordinary life.” –People “Beautifully nuanced and sweetly populist . . . You’ll stick with Paula as Doyle gently celebrates her small but memorable victories.” –USA Today “A tale of ultimate personal struggle, and told superbly . . . Doyle shines a light on a supposedly ordinary life, tenderly illuminating its extraordinary contours.” –The Wall Street Journal “[Doyle] transforms what might be a bleak story of a working-class woman into a tale of triumph and great humor.” –Entertainment Weekly
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