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"One of the best books I've ever read... Dr. Tucker touches every element of human emotion. I actually found myself wanting to hold Kate's hand during her soulful journey through the doors of escapism.... The House of Doors is a true masterpiece." ---MT ARNOLD, bestselling author of The Fire Catchers, president of Fire Catcher Productions, producer of Reins Maker. "This compelling story of Katie, a little girl who longs for the approval of her father at any cost. The story gives condemnation for those who perpetrate the "mis-love" by keeping the secrets, by looking the other way, or by refusing to believe or get involved. But it is also the story of surviving and healing that can be achieved through faith, support, and direction. " --- House of Doors, takes place in the sometimes rebellious, often xenophobic, and nearly always patriarchal "Good-Old-Boy" culture of the Rural South. Written from Katie's perspective as a child, adolescent, and adult, the story follows her journey in coping, surviving, and triumphing over "love" expressed as control, manipulation, and abuse. Read carefully these stories about the Rural South and its most guarded secrets. Full of guilt and shame, Katie struggles to protect her handicapped sister, but she quickly disintegrates, encountering new demons... including the one she finds in the mirror. Age and wisdom lead her to new strategies (like hiding in plain sight), only to have crippling depression awaken new monsters within. The young adult, Kate, reaches out to a therapist in hopes of reconciling the dichotomy of revelations about "love" and the distorted lenses of dis-associative personalities. Finally, through pharmacology, therapy, and new-found faith, Kate learns how to put the pieces of her shattered self back together. If you read carefully, perhaps you will begin to understand that in every story or joke about a "kissing cousin" there is a victim... a victim with a voice.