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Book SynopsisRoddy Doyle's Booker Prize-winning novel describes the world of ten-year-old Paddy Clarke, growing up in Barrytown, north Dublin. From fun and adventure on the streets, boredom in the classroom to increasing isolation at home,
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha is the story of a boy who sees everything but understands less and less.
Trade ReviewFunny, warm and enriching. -- Alan Davies * Daily Express *
Gloriously triumphant...confirms Doyle as the best novelist of his generation -- Nick Hornby * Literary Review *
Truthful, hilarious, painfully sad -- Tom Shone * Spectator *
A superb recreation of childhood -- Dermot Bolger
This is one of the most compelling novels I've read in ages, a triumph of style and perception -- Joseph O' Connor * Irish Times *