Summary
‘A moving and delightful book’ IndependentIta Doyle- ‘In all my life I have lived in two houses, had two jobs, and one husband. I’m a very interesting person’Rory & Ita, Roddy Doyle’s first non-fiction book, tells - largely in their own words - the story of his parents’ lives. They remember every detail of their Dublin childhoods - the people, the politics, idyllic times in the Wexford countryside for Ita, Rory’s apprenticeship as a printer. By the time they put down a deposit of two hund…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099449225 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0099449226 |
| Author: | Roddy Doyle |
| Publisher: | Vintage Publishing |
| Imprint: | Vintage |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2003 |
| Weight: | 245g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 22mm |
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A vivid, affecting piece of oral history that requires no blood links to its protagonists to enjoy
A vivid, affecting piece of oral history that requires no blood links to its protagonists to enjoy * Time Out *Alive with acuity and spare, punchy prose - Always readable, engaging and revealing. A brave and tender piece of work – Joseph O’Connor * Irish Times *I relished every word of Rory & Ita * Spectator *An intimate record of the everyday * Scotsman *A moving and delightful book * Independent *
About The Author
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of twelve acclaimed novels including The Commitments, The Snapper, The Van and Smile, two collections of short stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
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