The Woman Who Walked into Doors

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: The Boston Globe, Newsday, Publishers Weekly

“This unflinching novel chronicles a woman’s relationship with a violent man in a way that brings fresh insight to the subject . . . engaging and uplifting.” —O, The Oprah Magazine

“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 (London)

“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 (Ireland)

“Even more mesmerizing than his prize-winning Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.” ― Daily Mail (London)

“Impassioned, dignified and richly humane.” ― Independent (London)


“Compulsively readable” ― Financial Times


“Roddy Doyle’s unsparing examination of a brutal marriage transcends the boundaries of class and nationhood.” — The Times (London)