I Left My Back Door Open

by April Sinclair

Book Overview

Chicago deejay Daphne "Dee Dee" Dupree is sassy and successful--but a series of catastrophic relationships has left her gun-shy. Now with her own life and the lives of those closest to her seemingly coming apart at the seams, she's going to have to leave the safe cocoon of her broadcasting booth to face her world, her secrets, and a new promise of mature love fearlessly and head-on.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0380732807
• ISBN13: 9780380732807
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

UHHHHH I'M WITHOUT WORDS

MS.Sinclair, THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. WHAT AN AMAZING BOOK. I COULD NOT PUT THE BOOK DOWN. IT WAS JUST SOOOOOO GOOD. I WILL KEEP RECOMENDING IT UNTIL I RUN OUT OF PEOPLE TO RECOMEND IT TO. IT WAS GREAT!

WOW! Make sure you don't leave your back door open....

What a wonderful book full of surprises and some seriously unexpected turns. This book is an awakening, a serious wake-up call for people and the way they choose to live their lives. The past you carry around with you like baggage or the shame you bare (as DeeDee does)when you have no closure. Page after page I could see, feel and taste the hope, strength, sprirt and faith that was revealing itself to characters like DeeDee, Sarita, Freddy, Tyeesha, Skylar and Jade. This book tells the story of a woman(DeeDee) who discounts herself because she believes she isn't beauitful, she's aging, she's not the right color and her weight. She's hauling some serious baggage and doesn't seem to have room for anything or anybody other than her cat Langston. That is until Skylar and Brianna come into her life. This book had me missing my friends and looking for the nearest Belly Dance Classes. Thanks for the wonderful and inspiring read Ms. Sinclair. Our book club truly enjoyed it.

A Must Read Book!

Now this book was all that. I have read all of Sinclair's book and she has never lets me down. Each book characters are so real. I just loved Dee Dee. Her spirit was so positive. This is definitely a MUST READ BOOK. The most positive part was how Dee was a real friend to Tyeesha. Tyeesha had an adult she could confide in and tell all her secrets too. That's what all parents wish for with teenage girls. Great Book!

Magic

I just finished "I Left My Back Door Open" and feel as if I've just met my new best friend. On the surface, I have nothing in common with DeeDee...she's black, I'm white, she's urban, I'm rural, she's large, I'm petite...but I have the same things going on in my head, in my life as she does in hers. Universal appeal is magic and April Sinclair certainly mastered it in this novel.

great come back April

April, you are getting better. I read your first two novels and was kind of disappointed. After reading I Left My Back Door Open, I was like April is moving on up. You go girl! I found the book to be very detailed. Each character was well developed. I feel in love with Dee Dee and Skylar. I was very pleased with the way the book ended. I have recommeded this novel to several of my friends and I have even shared my novel. That is something I rarely do. April, be blessed and keep up the good work.