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The Woman Who Walked Into Doors by Roddy Doyle.

Roddy Doyle is a wonderful writer. Normally his books are fast reads, he writes is an easy going flowing way. His books contain a certain amount of humour but that is because he writes "slice of life" stories. His chara...more...]]> 14899223 888138 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 3 3 false Fri Feb 08 08:03:03 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 08 19:26:14 -0800 2008 more...]]> 36800308 1366225 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 5 1 true Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1997 Sun Nov 02 20:44:19 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 20:46:47 -0800 2008 2
Irish novelist Roddy Doyle writes very well about family life. His previous novels, which include The Van, The Snapper and The Commitments, are insightful, funny peeks into the personal lives of families who argue a lot, but also love each other. A recent w...more...]]> 13802862 842946 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 5 1 false Fri May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 28 06:13:16 -0800 2008 Tue Jan 29 05:40:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 6647448 391735 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 4 1 false Sun Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Sun Sep 23 08:59:22 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 12:59:31 -0700 2007 more...]]> 637139 41249 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 4 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Apr 08 16:14:08 -0700 2007 Sun Apr 08 16:58:26 -0700 2007 more...]]> 20708479 279142 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 5 1 false Tue Apr 22 05:53:36 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 05:26:36 -0700 2008 Paula Spencer. I had forgotten just how good this book is, just how well Doyle does a female protagonist. The book is painful and sad and unflinching in it's descriptions of marital abuse and alcoholism but as always, Doyle adds in warmth and hum...more...]]> 25499665 692913 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 2 1 false Wed Nov 26 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 25 20:22:48 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 26 04:50:29 -0800 2008
Depressing only begins to touch the nature of this book! It chronicles the story of how a marriage can go horribly wrong, and how a woman can feel trapped with a houseful of kids, an abusi...more...]]> 9847499 63080 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 3 1 false Sun Dec 02 14:21:56 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 07 07:52:26 -0800 2007 more...]]> 38993344 630635 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 4 1 false Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 20:00:25 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 19:23:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 42767402 1863114 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 4 0 false Mon Jan 12 05:07:18 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 05:08:10 -0800 2009 more...]]> 74989658 1509746 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 3 0 false Thu Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 22:16:42 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 22:39:54 -0700 2009

Also effective was Doyle's first-person narration from the POV of the abused wife. It wa...

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...more...]]> 57891538 1982 52778 0140255125 9780140255126 129 <![CDATA[The Woman Who Walked into Doors]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370m/52778.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170392370s/52778.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/52778.The_Woman_Who_Walked_into_Doors 3.79 1291 1996 3 0 false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 17:03:06 -0700 2009 Sat May 30 17:03:06 -0700 2009 I gave it 3*** not because I liked it but because the writing was so well done and the story told well from Paula's own words as to her horrible life's experiences. She marries this good looking Irish bloke and they start their lives wonderfully and happily in love (o...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=52778