Book description
Barrytown, Dublin, has something to sing about. The Commitments are
spreading the gospel of the soul. Ably managed by Jimmy Rabitte,
brilliantly coached by Joel 'The Lips' Fagan, their twin assault on
Motown and Barrytown takes them by leaps and bounds from Paris Hall to
immortality on vinyl. But can The Commitments live up to their name?
Roddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of nine
acclaimed novels, one collection of short stories and
Rory & Ita
, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha
. His last book, The Dead Republic
, was the final volume in the Henry Smart trilogy.
