Ita 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 hundred pounds for a house in
Kilbarrack, Rory was working as a compositor at the Irish Independent.
By the time the first of their four children was born he'd become a
teacher, at the School of Printing in Dublin. Kilbarrack began to
change, and Ireland too.
Through their eyes we see the intensely
Catholic society of their youth being transformed into the vibrant,
modern Ireland of today. Both are marvellous talkers, so combined with
Roddy Doyle's legendary skill in illuminating ordinary experience, Rory
& Ita makes for a book of tremendous warmth and humanity.
Rory & Ita - Roddy Doyle
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