The Woman Who Walked into Doors

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The Woman Who Walked Into Doors (1996) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle.

[edit] Plot summary

The novel tells the struggle and survival of an abused wife called Paula, that poor woman, together with her children and is narrated by the victim herself. The title comes from an incident narrated in the book, where the woman's husband asks her how she received a bruise he was responsible for, and she replies that she "walked into a door." A sequel, Paula Spencer, was published in 2006.

[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations

This novel was adapted for the stage in 2003 and played in Dublin. Commissioned by Guy Cassiers.