Not Just for Christmas [Paperback]

Roddy Doyle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 28, 2001

Danny Murphy is going to meet his brother, Jimmy. They haven't seen each other in over 20 years. On the way to the meeting, Danny remembers the good times and the bad times, the fun and the fights - and the one big row that drove them apart. Will they fight again or will they become friends?

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

* Original story, handsomely packaged * A poignant observation of ordinary lives by a writer at his best --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

About the Author

RODDY DOYLE worked for fourteen years as an English and Geography teacher at Greendale Community School, in Kilbarrack, North Dublin. He achieved widespread recognition when his novel "The Commitments "(1987) was made into a motion picture in 1991. Doyle's novel "Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha" won the Booker Prize, Britain's highest literary award in 1993.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd (February 28, 2001)
• ISBN-10: 0732268494
• ISBN-13: 978-0732268497

More About the Author

Roddy Doyle is the author of eight novels, a collection of stories, and Rory & Ita, a memoir of his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha. He lives and works in Dublin.