Purchased from The Book Grocer with the last of my book voucher from last year's birthday. Hoping this is as good as The Woman Who Walked into Doors. Different cover art on my copy.

An excellent read, started and finished in three days. The telling of Paula's year between her 48th and 49th birthday is both depressing and inspirational. She is moving on, given up drinking but fighting against the urge to drink every day of her life. She also has to deal with her daughter Leanne's alcoholism, her childrens' scepticism and long-term hurt from their upbringing as well as her physical pain from all the injuries her late husband gave her. It is a story about healing and trying to make a new start whilst dealing with all the pain and bad memories.
Roddy Doyle is an insightful writer and really made me think about how alcoholism can affect an entire family.

Caught today at Green Sage Cafe, on to Mt TBR it goes.

Somewhat sad, somewhat heartening story of a recovering alcoholic. Very readable.

Will release this sometime during the Uncon.

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Picked up from the book table at the Queenstown uncon.

Wow, this has been on my TBR pile for a long time! I haven't read The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, but this book stood on its own pretty well - heartbreaking at times, but also quietly optimistic.

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Picked up at lunch with FutureCat today at the National Arboretum Canberra. Thank you!

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I haven't read Roddy Doyle before, it's an interesting style. The emotions really see-sawed throughout, and I found it both depressing and funny. I'll take it to the next meet up.