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The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (1996) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. It was adapted from the 1994 RTÉ/BBC miniseries Family.
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Dec 3, 2015 · The first-person narrative flashes between the past -- a not altogether unpleasant youth, and a pretty dismal but relieved present wherein Paula Spencer has kicked her husband out of the house, only to find, a year later, that he's killed a woman and in turn been killed by the police.
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The Woman Who Walked into Doors is a 1996 novel by Roddy Doyle. Narrated by Paula Spencer, a survivor of domestic abuse, the title refers to an episode in the novel where Spencer’s husband asks her where a bruise came from, and she says she “walked into a door.”
Jan 1, 1997 · 4.0 769 ratings. Book 1 of 2: Paula Spencer. See all formats and editions. "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.
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A novel by Roddy Doyle about a woman who suffers domestic abuse and tries to escape from it. The analysis explores the themes, characters, and style of the book, as well as its sources and context.
About The Woman Who Walked into Doors. From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the heartrending story of a brave and tenacious housewife Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem.
Jan 1, 1997 · Paula Spencer is a thirty-nine-year-old working-class woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after marriage to an abusive husband and a worsening drinking problem. Paula recalls her...
