Books by roddy doyle

Born in the slums of Dublin in 1902, his father a one-legged whorehouse bouncer and settler of scores, Henry Smart has to grow up fast. By the time ... More

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At the end of "Oh, Play That Thing", the second volume of Roddy Doyle's trilogy about Henry Smart, Henry, his leg severed in an accident with a ... More

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When we first met Paula Spencer - in "The Woman Who Walked into Doors" - she was thirty-nine, recently widowed, an alcoholic struggling to hold her ... More

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Christmas is under threat! Rudolf the red-nosed reindeer only works one night a year-but, unfortunately, he's chosen Christmas Eve to take a sickie. ... More

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Roddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel describes the world of ten-year-old Paddy Clarke, growing up in Barrytown, north Dublin. From fun and ... More

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Includes "The Giggler Treatment", "Rover Saves Christmas" and "The Meanwhile Adventures".

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Siobhan missed her mother dearly. Ever since she had gone, she spent her days reminiscing about the time they spent together. She remembered her ... More

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From the Booker Prize-winning author of the New York Times bestseller Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha comes a heartrending and beautifully written novel of a ... More

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The Commitments are a band with a mission: bringing soul to Dublin. Led by Jimmy Rabitte, a young man with ambition, coached by Joey "The Lips" Fagan ... More

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The Gigglers waited. They waited for the wallop - Mr Mack hitting the poo. They waited for the squelch - Mr Mack stepping down o the poo. They waited ... More

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The new novel from the author of The Commitments continues to trace the up-and-down life of the Rabbitte family in working-class Dublin. Jimmy ... More

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The eight tales in Doyles first-ever collection of stories have one thing in common: someone born in Ireland meets someone who has come to live there ... More

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For the past few years, Roddy Doyle has been writing stories for "Metro Eireann", a newspaper started by, and aimed at, immigrants to Ireland. Each ... More

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This cassette pack comprises the trilogy featuring the triumphs and tragedies of the Rabbitte family.

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Mary O'Hara is a sharp and cheeky 12-year-old Dublin schoolgirl who is bravely facing the fact that her beloved Granny is dying. But Granny can't let ... More

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The Man Booker Prize-winning author of "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" takes the pulse of modern Ireland with a masterful new collection of stories. Sharply ... More

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"[No one] can match Doyle for the fluency with which he tacks back and forth between the hilarious and the heartbreaking." --"The New York Times Book ... More

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Danny Murphy is going to meet his brother, Jimmy. They haven't seen each other in over twenty years. On the way to the meeting, Danny remembers the ... More

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On the last page of "A Star Called Henry", the first volume of the "The Last Roundup" trilogy, we left Henry Smart on the run from his Republican ... More

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Ita Doyle: 'In all my life I have lived in two houses, had two jobs, and one husband. I'm a very interesting person.' Rory and Ita, Roddy Doyle's ... More

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The Commitments was praised as one of the freshest and funniest first novels in years. In The Snapper, Doyle has produced another brilliant comedy of ... More

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A novel of mothers lost and found, "Wilderness" is part roaring adventure, part family drama - with a charm that's all Roddy Doyle's. While Tom and ... More

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Mr Mack is out of a job and sets his mind to inventions - whilst unbeknownst to him Mrs Mack decides to walk around the world without telling ... More

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Two plays set in Barrytown, the fictional suburb of Dublin featured in "The Commitments", "The Snapper" and "The Van". In "Brownbread", three young ... More

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