The Van is a 1991 novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and the third novel in The Barrytown Trilogy, continuing the story from The Snapper. It was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
The Commitments is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle, and is the first episode in The Barrytown Trilogy. It is a tale about a group of unemployed young people in the north side of Dublin, Ireland, who start a soul band.
The Snapper is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle and the second novel in The Barrytown Trilogy. The plot revolves around unmarried Sharon Rabbitte's pregnancy, and the unexpected effects this has on her conservative, working class Dublin family. In the Rabbite household, unwed motherhood isn't the disaster it might …