{"product_id":"paula-spencer-paula-spencer-2books","title":"Paula Spencer (Paula Spencer #2)","description":"\u003cb\u003eRoddy Doyle returns to Paula Spencer  (“One of Doyle’s finest creations” – \u003ci\u003eToronto Star\u003c\/i\u003e), the beloved heroine of the bestselling  \u003ci\u003eThe Woman Who Walked into Doors\u003c\/i\u003e, with spectacular results.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Paula Spencer begins  on the eve of Paula’s forty-eighth birthday. She hasn’t had a drink for four months  and five days. Having outlived an abusive husband and father, Paula and her four  children are now struggling to live their adult lives, with two of the kids balancing  their own addictions. Knowing how close she always is to the edge, Paula rebuilds  her life slowly, taking pride in the things she accomplishes, helped sometimes by  the lists she makes to plan for the future. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e As she goes about her daily routine  working as a cleaning woman, and cooking for her two children still at home, she re-establishes  connections with her two sisters, her mother and grandchildren, expanding her world.  She discovers the latest music, the Internet and text-messaging, treats herself to  Italian coffees, and gradually ventures beyond her house, where she’s always felt  most comfortable. As Paula thinks of herself, “She’s a new-old woman, learning how  to live.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Doyle movingly depicts a woman, both strong and fragile, fighting  back and finally equipped to be a mother to her children – but now that they’re mostly  grown up, is it too late? Doyle’s fans and new readers alike will root for Paula  to stay clean and find a little healing for herself and her children, amidst the  threat that it may all go wrong.","brand":"Doyle, Roddy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback (Adult Fiction)","offer_id":48744054292704,"sku":null,"price":13.75,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0330\/3125\/8248\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a9cb2e6e-9456-4eb2-bb3b-d181f71e59d7.jpg?v=1770479637","url":"https:\/\/agricola-street-books.myshopify.com\/products\/paula-spencer-paula-spencer-2books","provider":"Agricola Street Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}