The Snapper
of Roddy Doyle
Series: The Barrytown Trilogy #2
Description
From the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, the follow up to his acclaimed debut novel The CommitmentsWatch for Roddy Doyle's new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017Twenty-year-old Sharon Rabbitte is pregnant. She's also unmarried, living at home, working in a grocery store, and keeping the father's identity a secret. Her own father, Jimmy Sr., is shocked by the news. Her mother says very little. Her friends and neighbors all want to know whose "snapper" Sharon is carrying.In his sparkling second novel, Roddy Doyle observes the progression of Sharon's pregnancy and its impact on the Rabbitte family--especially on Jimmy Sr.--with wit, candor, and surprising authenticity.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 224 pages
- Publisher Penguin Books
- Publication Date 1999
- First Publication 10/30/90
- Language English
- ISBN 9780140171679
- Edition Not informed
- Category Fiction
- Scenario ['Barrytown (Ireland)']
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