The Women Behind the Door

Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of eleven acclaimed novels, including The Commitments, The Van (a finalist for the Booker Prize), Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha (winner of the Booker Prize), The Woman Who Walked into Doors, A Star Called Henry, Smile, and, most recently, Love. Doyle has also written several collections of stories, as well as Two Pints, Two More Pints, Two for the Road, and several works for children and young adults, including the Rover novels. He lives in Dublin.