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The Guts
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Roddy Doyle
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Viking Pr
Publication date
January 23, 2014
Pages
327
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780670016433
ISBN-10
0670016438
Dimensions
1 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.20 lbs.
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Original list price
$27.95
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Two More Pints | Two Pints | The Woman Who Walked into Doors | Commitments | The Barrytown Trilogy | Paula Spencer | Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Two More Pints | Two Pints | The Woman Who Walked into Doors | Commitments | The Barrytown Trilogy | Paula Spencer | Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizeâwinning author
The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyleâs fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments.
In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of Irish youths determined to bring the soul music stylings of James Brown and Percy Sledge to Dublin. Time proves a great equalizer for Jimmy as heâs now approaching fifty with a loving wife, four kids, and a recent cancer diagnosis that leaves him feeling shattered and frightened.
Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustleâhis new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay for their resurrected albums. As he battles his illness on his path through Dublin, Jimmy manages to reconnect with his own past, most notably Commitments guitarist Liam âOutspanâ Foster and the still beautiful backup vocalist Imelda Quirk. Jimmy also learns the trumpet, reunites with his long-lost brother, and rediscovers the joys of fatherhood.
An immensely funny and poignant novel, The Guts captures friendship, family, the power of music, the specter of death, and the zeal for life.
The distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyleâs fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments.
In the 1980s Jimmy Rabbitte formed the Commitments, a ragtag, blue-collar collective of Irish youths determined to bring the soul music stylings of James Brown and Percy Sledge to Dublin. Time proves a great equalizer for Jimmy as heâs now approaching fifty with a loving wife, four kids, and a recent cancer diagnosis that leaves him feeling shattered and frightened.
Jimmy still loves his music, and he still loves to hustleâhis new thing is finding old bands and then finding the people who loved them enough to pay for their resurrected albums. As he battles his illness on his path through Dublin, Jimmy manages to reconnect with his own past, most notably Commitments guitarist Liam âOutspanâ Foster and the still beautiful backup vocalist Imelda Quirk. Jimmy also learns the trumpet, reunites with his long-lost brother, and rediscovers the joys of fatherhood.
An immensely funny and poignant novel, The Guts captures friendship, family, the power of music, the specter of death, and the zeal for life.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (April 25, 2014)
9781410467904 | details & prices | 569 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $31.99
About: A triumphant return to the characters of Booker Prize-winning writer Roddy Doyle's breakout first novel, "The Commitments," now older, wiser, up against cancer and midlife.
About: A triumphant return to the characters of Booker Prize-winning writer Roddy Doyle's breakout first novel, "The Commitments," now older, wiser, up against cancer and midlife.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Viking Pr (January 23, 2014)
9780670016433 | details & prices | 327 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.00 in. | 1.20 lbs | List price $27.95
About: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizeâwinning authorThe distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyleâs fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments.
About: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prizeâwinning authorThe distinct wit and lively, authentic dialogue that are the hallmarks of Roddy Doyleâs fiction are on a full display as he reintroduces Jimmy Rabbitte in this follow-up to his beloved debut novel The Commitments.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Penguin USA (January 27, 2015)
9780143126096 | details & prices | 328 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prize–winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha HaWatch for Roddy Doyle’s new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017Full of the great joy in storytelling that characterizes Roddy Doyle’s novels, The Guts catches up with Jimmy Rabbitte—the man who in the 1980s formed the Commitments, a band composed of working-class Irish youths whose mission was to bring soul music to Dublin.
About: Jimmy Rabbitte of The Commitments returns in the triumphant new novel from the Booker Prize–winning author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha HaWatch for Roddy Doyle’s new novel, Smile, coming in October of 2017Full of the great joy in storytelling that characterizes Roddy Doyle’s novels, The Guts catches up with Jimmy Rabbitte—the man who in the 1980s formed the Commitments, a band composed of working-class Irish youths whose mission was to bring soul music to Dublin.
from Gardners Books (August 1, 2013)
9780224098335 | details & prices | 336 pages | 6.00 × 9.25 × 1.25 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $21.55
About: A triumphant return to the characters of Booker Prize-winning writer Roddy Doyle's breakout first novel, The Commitments, now older, wiser, up against cancer and midlife.
About: A triumphant return to the characters of Booker Prize-winning writer Roddy Doyle's breakout first novel, The Commitments, now older, wiser, up against cancer and midlife.
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