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The Women Behind the Door

by Roddy Doyle

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Start the Week, BBC Radio 4 · September 22, 2024

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A return to the iconic character Paula Spencer — mother, grandmother, widow, addict and survivor — as she finally lays the ghosts of her past to rest, while exploring how much is passed on to the next generation.

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