09-13-2024, 01:43 PM
The Woman who walked into Doors by Roddy Doyle
Brutal.
Paula Spenser is a 39 year old Dublin housewife and alcoholic. From the way this book ends, she has every right to be. For the first three quarters of the book, it's like a straight memoir for Paula as she recounts her life growing up and her marriage to Charlo. She's kind of wild girl in school. She goes on Holiday with her parents. She meets Charlo, they fall in love, and get married. Paula's father hates the marriage and never really speaks to Paula again. Although there is insinuation that Paula's father might have done something bad to Paula's older sister.
The book is filled with great details about Dublin life back in the 1980s which I always appreciate.
Then the book abruptly changes gears and you feel incredibly sad for Paula. Charlo was not the best choice of husband.
There is a bit of uplift at the end but it's a rough road to get there.
Brutal.
Paula Spenser is a 39 year old Dublin housewife and alcoholic. From the way this book ends, she has every right to be. For the first three quarters of the book, it's like a straight memoir for Paula as she recounts her life growing up and her marriage to Charlo. She's kind of wild girl in school. She goes on Holiday with her parents. She meets Charlo, they fall in love, and get married. Paula's father hates the marriage and never really speaks to Paula again. Although there is insinuation that Paula's father might have done something bad to Paula's older sister.
The book is filled with great details about Dublin life back in the 1980s which I always appreciate.
Then the book abruptly changes gears and you feel incredibly sad for Paula. Charlo was not the best choice of husband.
There is a bit of uplift at the end but it's a rough road to get there.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm