{"product_id":"the-woman-who-walked-into-doors-paperback","title":"The Woman Who Walked into Doors - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoddy Doyle\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"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.\" --\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Women Behind the Door\u003c\/i\u003e, t\u003c\/b\u003ehe heartrending origin story of Paula Spencer, a brave and tenacious housewife \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old mother of four, a blue-collar worker, an alcoholic in recovery--or maybe not. Then one day a police officer knocks on her door. From the look on his face, she can tell it's not good news. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e His revelation takes Paula back to the past, to her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with her husband Charlo, and the violent marriage to him that left her powerless. Now, as she struggles to reclaim her dignity from the abuse that left her with scars and a worsening drinking problem, this new revelation threatens to shatter the fragile peace she's built for herself and drag her back down the dark paths she thought she'd left behind. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Capturing both her vulnerability and strength, Roddy Doyle gives Paula a voice that is singular and real, the story of an ordinary woman whose extraordinary character will stay with you long after this novel and into the subsequent books in his trilogy, \u003ci\u003ePaula Spencer \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Women Behind the Door.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoddy Doyle is an internationally bestselling writer. His first three novels--\u003cb\u003eThe Commitments\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Snapper\u003c\/b\u003e, and the 1991 Booker Prize finalist \u003cb\u003eThe Van\u003c\/b\u003e--are known as \u003cb\u003eThe Barrytown Trilogy\u003c\/b\u003e. He is also the author of the novels \u003cb\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/b\u003e (1993 Booker Prize winner), \u003cb\u003eThe Woman Who Walked into Doors\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eA Star Called Henry\u003c\/b\u003e, and a non-fiction book about his parents, \u003cb\u003eRory \u0026amp; Ita\u003c\/b\u003e. Doyle has also written for the stage and the screen: the plays \u003cb\u003eBrownbread\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eWar\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eGuess Who's Coming for the Dinner\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Woman Who Walked Into Doors\u003c\/b\u003e; the film adaptations of \u003cb\u003eThe Commitments\u003c\/b\u003e )as co-writer), \u003cb\u003eThe Snapper\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Van\u003c\/b\u003e; \u003cb\u003eWhen Brendan Met Trudy\u003c\/b\u003e (an original screenplay); the four-part television series \u003cb\u003eFamily\u003c\/b\u003e for the BBC; and the television play \u003cb\u003eHell for Leather\u003c\/b\u003e. Roddy Doyle has also written the children's books \u003cb\u003eThe Giggler Treatment\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eRover Saves Christmas\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eThe Meanwhile Adventures\u003c\/b\u003e and contributed to a variety of publications including \u003cb\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e magazine and several anthologies. He lives in Dublin.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.44 x 7.79 x 5.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuiz Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e Woman Who Walked Into Doors\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e Upper Grades, 9-12\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.3\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52611008332058,"sku":"9780140255126","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1005\/5604\/6618\/files\/3jNRCn_2We9780140255126.webp?v=1785378298","url":"https:\/\/j-s-five-and-dime.myshopify.com\/products\/the-woman-who-walked-into-doors-paperback","provider":"J \u0026 S Five and Dime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}