Paula Spencer

Ten years on from The Woman Who Walked into Doors, Booker Prize-winning author, Roddy Doyle, returns to one of his greatest characters, Paula Spencer. Paula Spencer is turning forty-eight, and hasn't had a drink for four months and five days.

Roddy Doyle

"[A] marvellous novel" -- Carmen Callil Financial Times "Roddy Doyle has done the impossible - he has made Paula Spencer even more unforgettable the second time round" The Times "[A] magnificent achievement" Guardian "Doyle has created a little masterwork, a gem of persuasive realism" -- Tom Adair Scotland on Sunday "An intoxicating sequel...a phenomenally rewarding read" -- Euan Ferguson Observer