#1687: Roddy Doyle “Love” | The Book Show

November 17, 2020 00:27:33
#1687: Roddy Doyle “Love” | The Book Show
The Book Show
#1687: Roddy Doyle “Love” | The Book Show

Nov 17 2020 | 00:27:33

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Show Notes

In Roddy Doyle’s latest novel Love, Joe and Davy are two old friends who meet at a Dublin pub for a night of reconnecting and hard-drinking. Joe has a burning secret; Davy has a concealed sorrow. Doyle is the Booker Prize-winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha and The Commitments.

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