num_pages: 226
description: Thirty-nine-year-old Paula Spencer makes her living cleaning houses. She has tried to be a good wife and mother. She drinks. In this "tour de force of literary ventriloquism" Paul 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 feeling powerless. Capturing both her vulnerability and her strength, Roddy Doyle gives Paula a voice that is real and unforgettable.
language: English
title: The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
titlecomplete: The Woman Who Walked Into Doors
genres: Fiction, Ireland, Abuse, Womens, School, Literature, Novels, Contemporary, Irish Literature, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 10532
series: Paula Spencer
publisher: Penguin Putnam