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Behind Closed Doors - Susan R. Sloan

Description: ISBN 0446616303 / Author: Susan R. Sloan / Genre: Fiction / Raised in a large, loving, Irish Catholic family, Valerie O'Connor is a ... more

Behind Closed Doors - Susan R. Sloan ... sheltered and innocent young woman who comes of age in the 1950s. When, at age 18, she meets and falls deeply in love with Jack Marsh, a dashing veteran of the Air Force, little does she know that she is about to begin a relationship that is doomed from the start. Their many years of marriage are filled with Jack's drunken rages followed by morning-after remorse, and scenes of escalating violence witnessed by children too terrified to speak out lest they become Jack's next victims. Behind Closed Doors is a powerful story of a marriage begun with the best intentions but cursed by a legacy of violence that will have shocking circumstances.

Newest Review: ... Valeries. The charm turns into dark moods in an instant, fuelled by excessive drinking. Valerie soon realises that she ... more

... doesn't even know the man that she has so foolishly married. He's insensitive, thoughtless and unfaithful and when Valerie falls pregnant for the first time his behaviour worsens - he becomes violently abusive towards her. This is ultimately what the story is about...secret domestic abuse. Behind closed doors the Marsh household is filled with anger and terror. Jack cannot stop himself from taking his fears, insecurities and frustration out on his wife and eventually his children. The frequent outbursts become a common occ...more

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	Behind Closed Doors (Sloan, Susan R.) Pages: 480, Hardcover, Warner Books Last Update 09.11.2009 05:40	£ 0.81

Behind Closed Doors (Sloan, Susan R.)
Pages: 480, Hardcover, Warner Books

Last Update 09.11.2009 05:40

£ 0.81

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Behind Closed Doors - Susan R. Sloan: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT GOES ON... (932 words)
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63 year old Valerie Marsh is sat in a courtroom. A crime has been committed and she's nervously awaiting the verdict that could change her life forever. Rewind to 1955 and a tender love story begins. Valerie O'Connor has been raised in a large, close-knit Catholic family, full of love and joy. It's resulted in her leading quite a sheltered life and at 18 she is still an innocent girl and somewhat naive. She thinks that meeting the handsome Jack Marsh is the best thing that has ever happened to her as she falls deeply in love with him. The charming 25 year old completely sweeps her off her feet and within 2 months, asks for her hand in marriage. ... Read the complete review