The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
by Roddy Doyle
Taste attributes: dramaunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeA moving, grounded novel: unsavoury and intimate. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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4.0 / 5
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About This Book
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.
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- Author
- Roddy Doyle
- Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 226
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- Open Library
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