A charming, truthful and immensely funny story which leaves you gasping for more'
Sunday TimesBarrytown, 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?
Author ProfileRoddy Doyle was born in Dublin in 1958. He is the author of eight acclaimed novels and
Rory & Ita, a memoir about his parents. He won the Booker Prize in 1993 for
Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha.
ReviewsBrilliant...it pushes Irish English to wonderful imaginative extremes,A contender for the funniest debut of the year...young, feisty, funky, rude, unpretentious and great fun,An absurd comedy of the commonplace...a charming, truthful and immensely funny story which leaves you gasping for more,An Irish version of
The Blues Brothers...authentic and brilliantly funny
