The Women Behind the Door
āA brilliant, one-of-a-kind writerā DAVID NICHOLLS
At sixty-six, Paula Spencer ā mother, grandmother, widow, survivor ā is finally living her life.
A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man ā Joe ā with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children. Despite its ghosts, Paula has started to push her past aside.
That is until Paulaās eldest, Nicola, turns up on her doorstep. Independent, a loving wife and mother, āa successā ā Nicola is suddenly determined to leave it all behind.
Over the next few days, as Nicola gradually confides in Paula the secret that unleashed this moment of crisis, they find themselves embracing the bruised but beautiful symmetry of what each means to the other.
āHis best yetā¦full of energy and lifeā OBSERVER
āReading [Paula Spencerās] voice for the first time sent a pang of recognition through me, followed by loveā ANNE ENRIGHT
āStorytelling geniusā i PAPER
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2024
The Women Behind the Door
āA brilliant, one-of-a-kind writerā DAVID NICHOLLS
At sixty-six, Paula Spencer ā mother, grandmother, widow, survivor ā is finally living her life.
A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man ā Joe ā with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children. Despite its ghosts, Paula has started to push her past aside.
That is until Paulaās eldest, Nicola, turns up on her doorstep. Independent, a loving wife and mother, āa successā ā Nicola is suddenly determined to leave it all behind.
Over the next few days, as Nicola gradually confides in Paula the secret that unleashed this moment of crisis, they find themselves embracing the bruised but beautiful symmetry of what each means to the other.
āHis best yetā¦full of energy and lifeā OBSERVER
āReading [Paula Spencerās] voice for the first time sent a pang of recognition through me, followed by loveā ANNE ENRIGHT
āStorytelling geniusā i PAPER
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2024
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āA brilliant, one-of-a-kind writerā DAVID NICHOLLS
At sixty-six, Paula Spencer ā mother, grandmother, widow, survivor ā is finally living her life.
A job at the dry cleaners she enjoys, a man ā Joe ā with whom she shares what she wants, friends who see her for who she is, and four grown children. Despite its ghosts, Paula has started to push her past aside.
That is until Paulaās eldest, Nicola, turns up on her doorstep. Independent, a loving wife and mother, āa successā ā Nicola is suddenly determined to leave it all behind.
Over the next few days, as Nicola gradually confides in Paula the secret that unleashed this moment of crisis, they find themselves embracing the bruised but beautiful symmetry of what each means to the other.
āHis best yetā¦full of energy and lifeā OBSERVER
āReading [Paula Spencerās] voice for the first time sent a pang of recognition through me, followed by loveā ANNE ENRIGHT
āStorytelling geniusā i PAPER
A GUARDIAN BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE IRISH BOOK AWARDS NOVEL OF THE YEAR 2024
