Paula Spencer

The author’s sentences reflect the tiny triumphs that mark Paula’s life as she gets through each day without alcohol. They work particularly well on audio and the Irish narrator brings the listener right into the minutiae of Paula’s life as she struggles to regain all she has lost, most poignantly, the love of her alienated children. * Observer *Ger Ryan reads Roddy Doyle’s Paula Spencer with absolute conviction…and if you think you are in for a depressing listen, think again. Brave and funny, Paula looks at life with humour and compassion…it all makes for splendid listening. * Daily Express *Doyle gets right inside the head of this 21st-century Dubliner in a stream of consciousness that is by turns moving, funny and just a little bit tedious - a real person, in other words. Ger Ryan gives compelling voice to the Dublin vernacular and for the duration of the CDs Paula becomes a presence in your life. * Sunday Times *If you like Paula Spencer, you’ll love this full-on reading by Ger Ryan. I loved every minute and look forward to the next installment. – Arminta Wallace * Irish Times *

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of seven acclaimed novels and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.

Ger Ryan is a native of Dublin. She began her career in theatre in 1985 and has since had many roles both on television and in feature films, including The Commitments and The Van. She read The Woman Who Walked Into Doors, the prequel to Paula Spencer, for Random House Audiobooks and also played Paula Spencer in Roddy Doyle’s acclaimed series Family for the BBC.