I like seeing into other people’s houses.
She cleans a bank in the early evenings, and during the day, she cleans the houses of women her age who are considerably better off. In the present, Paula, an alcoholic (and we gradually learn how that happened) is a cleaner. The novel goes back and forth from the present to the past as Paula recalls her marriage. From here, things go downhill, and reader, I’m going to insert a spoiler here, the novel includes some flashback details of domestic abuse. This is not an unusual event as the police frequently come knocking at the door looking for Charlo, a man with a criminal past, but this time is different…įrom that moment, Paula recalls her story of life with Charlo, how they met, their torrid courtship, her father’s strong disapproval, and the highlight of Paula and Charlo’s life together: the wedding. When the novel opens, a Guard arrives at Paula’s door. The protagonist of Roddy Doyle’s 1996 novel, The Woman Who Walked Into Doors is 39-year-old Dublin mother of four, Paula Spencer.
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