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Publisher: Warner Books
Release Date: August
ISBN: 0446530298
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Format Reviewed: HC
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Genre: Fiction
Reviewed: 2004
Reviewer: Robyn Glazer
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Behind Closed Doors
By Susan R. Sloan

   Valerie O'Conner was raised to believe that what happens in the home stays in the home. That is why, when her husband starts to abuse her, she feels she can't tell anyone. Valerie fell in love with Jack quickly and they got married quickly. Unfortunately, what might have seemed romantic at the time now seems foolish, as she knows nothing of this man who beats her and then wakes up remorseful. Things grow worse when they begin to have children, and soon enough their household in filled with anger and terror. What happens behind these closed doors is a nightmare for everyone involved and it is only going to get uglier before it ends.

   Behind Closed Doors is a heartbreaking, realistic look at domestic abuse and the repercussions that it can cause. I loved this book though. Many times, I had to stop reading because of my tears. This book made me feel so many different emotions and Sloan was able to make each and every character a living. breathing person. With every one of her books, Sloan reminds me why I love to read. Behind Closed Doors is a page- turner that is too important not to read.