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The Woman Who Walked Into Doors

by Roddy Doyle · 1996 · 226 pages

J. K. Rowling
J. K. Rowling
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J. K. Rowling

About This Book

A stark portrait of Paula Spencer, a 39-year-old working-class woman in Dublin who survives an abusive marriage and struggles with alcoholism. Narrated through a series of fragmented memories, she reflects on her childhood and courtship while attempting to reclaim her dignity after her husband's death.

Genres

Psychology & BehaviorFiction & LiteratureSociety & Politics

Topics

AlcoholismDomestic AbuseIrelandMarriageMotherhoodPovertyTrauma

Book Details

Published

1996

Pages

226

Language

en

ISBN

9780140255126

Series

Part 1 of Paula Spencer

Audiobook Available

6h 36m
Narrated by Jennifer Van Dyck

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