Lean, sexy, funny and poignant, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors shows, yet again, that Roddy Doyle has an unparalleled gift for transforming ordinary life into great literature. Capturing both her vulnerability and her strength, Doyle gives Paula a voice that is real and unforgettable. Its as simple as that Paula Spencer is thirty-nine, the mother of four and learning to live without Charlo, her violent, abusive husband. Paula Spencer recalls her contented childhood, the audacity she learned as a teenager, the exhilaration of her romance with Charlo, and the marriage to him that left her powerless. This unflinching novel chronicles a womans relationship with. As Paula deals with Charlo's death, she is forced to face the memories of years of brutal abuse at his hands. His name was Charles Spencer everyone called him Charlo.' The Woman Who Walked Into Doors is one of Roddy Doyle's finest achievement to date, the heart-rending story of a woman struggling to reclaim her dignity after a violent, abusive marriage and a worsening drink problem. Read The Woman Who Walked into Doors A Novel by Roddy Doyle available from Rakuten Kobo. Paula, a middle-aged Irish housewife, answers the door to find a police officer, who informs her that her husband, Charlo, is dead. 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.
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