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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 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.
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Blackbirds: The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, Roddy Doyle, Astrid Skjoldborg Glans
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- Released
- 2000
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Roddy Doyle, Astrid Skjoldborg Glans
- Publisher
- Noordhoff Wolters
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 192
- ISBN10
- 9001552714
- ISBN13
- 9789001552718
- Series
- Paula Spencer
- Original title
- The woman who walked into doors
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- 3.85 out of 5
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- 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 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.