{"title":"Roddy Doyle","description":"Roddy Doyle is an internationally bestselling writer. His first three novels--The Commitments, The Snapper, and the 1991 Booker Prize finalist The Van--are known as The Barrytown Trilogy. He is also the author of the novels Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (1993 Booker Prize winner), The Woman Who Walked into Doors, and A Star Called Henry, and a non-fiction book about his parents, Rory \u0026amp; Ita. Doyle has also written for the stage and the screen: the plays Brownbread, War, Guess Who's Coming for the Dinner, and The Woman Who Walked Into Doors; the film adaptations of The Commitments )as co-writer), The Snapper, and The Van; When Brendan Met Trudy (an original screenplay); the four-part television series Family for the BBC; and the television play Hell for Leather. Roddy Doyle has also written the children's books The Giggler Treatment, Rover Saves Christmas, and The Meanwhile Adventures and contributed to a variety of publications including The New Yorker magazine and several anthologies. He lives in Dublin.","products":[{"product_id":"paula-spencer-paperback","title":"Paula Spencer - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An extraordinary story about an ordinary life.\" \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e--People \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Brilliant\" -\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e- The New Yorker\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTen years on from The \u003ci\u003eWoman Who Walked into Doors\u003c\/i\u003e, Booker Prize-winning author, Roddy Doyle, returns to one of his greatest characters, Paula Spencer. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaula Spencer is turning forty-eight, and hasn't had a drink for four months and five days. Her youngest children, Jack and Leanne, are still living with her. They're grand kids, but she worries about Leanne. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaula still works as a cleaner, but all the others doing the job seem to come from Eastern Europe. You can get a cappuccino in the café and the checkout girls are all Nigerian. Ireland is certainly changing, but then so too is Paula - dry, and determined to put her family back together again. Told with the unmistakable wit of Doyle's unique voice, this is a redemptive tale about a brave and tenacious woman.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104786190559,"sku":"9780143112730","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/KcD0AZ-iGN9780143112730.webp?v=1781111317"},{"product_id":"the-snapper-paperback","title":"The Snapper - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e, the follow up to his acclaimed debut novel \u003ci\u003eThe Commitments\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTwenty-year-old Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant. She's also unmarried, living at home, working in a grocery store, and keeping the father's identity a secret. Her own father, Jimmy Sr., is shocked by the news. Her mother says very little. Her friends and neighbors all want to know whose \"snapper\" Sharon is carrying.In his sparkling second novel, Roddy Doyle observes the progression of Sharon's pregnancy and its impact on the Rabbitte family--especially on Jimmy Sr.--with wit, candor, and surprising authenticity.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104814698719,"sku":"9780140171679","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/yhV6VRXmpV9780140171679.webp?v=1781111375"},{"product_id":"the-woman-who-walked-into-doors-paperback","title":"The Woman Who Walked into Doors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"This unflinching novel chronicles a woman's relationship with a violent man in a way that brings fresh insight to the subject . . . engaging and uplifting.\" --\u003ci\u003eO, The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the Booker Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003ePaddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha\u003c\/i\u003e, the heartrending story of a brave and tenacious housewife  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePaula 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.","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50104889049311,"sku":"9780140255126","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/aNpoj5ye3U9780140255126.webp?v=1781111552"}],"url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/collections\/roddy-doyle.oembed","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}