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Behind Closed Doors Kindle Edition

by Robbie Cheadle (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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What goes on behind closed doors: in the boardroom, after death, in the home, during lockdown, and in nature? This collection of poems, ranging from rhyming verse to twisted nursery rhymes, captures the emotions and thoughts people hide behind the masks they present to the world.

 

                                                                                          What thoughts are hidden

                                                                                          Behind her immobile face

                                                                                             Quite expressionless

                                                                                           Eyes cold and indifferent

                                                                                          Scrutinising me – hawk like

 

This book includes some of Robbie Cheadle's spectacular fondant art and cakes.

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  1. Print length
    76 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    WordCrafter Press
  4. Publication date
    May 31, 2021
  5. File size
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09BBR94NC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ WordCrafter Press (May 31, 2021)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 31, 2021
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 788 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 76 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Robbie Cheadle

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South African author and illustrator, Robbie Cheadle, has written and illustrated sixteen children’s books, illustrated a further three children's books, and written and illustrated three poetry books. Her work has also appeared in poetry and short story anthologies.

Robbie also has two novels and a collection of short stories published under the name of Roberta Eaton Cheadle and has horror, paranormal, and fantasy short stories featured in several anthologies under this name.

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Customers find the poetry collection enjoyable and thought-provoking. They appreciate the various styles of poems like freeform, tanka, haiku, and limericks. The writing style is described as beautiful and passionate. Readers mention that the author writes with strong convictions about marriage, motherhood, dreams, and struggles.

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Customers enjoy the poetry collection. They find the poems engaging with various styles like freeform, tanka, and haiku. The format is also appreciated, with delightful imagery that encourages readers to go outside.

"...This collection of poems is no exception. Her syllabic and freeform poetry captures life – the interior soul and the visible world...." Read more

"...collection of various style poems such as freeform, tanka, haiku, and limerick. Robbie touches on many aspects of life evoking a myriad of emotions...." Read more

"...Robbie Cheadle deals with a wide variety of issues and uses a variety of forms of poetry, among them Tanka, limericks, and haiku, and she does..." Read more

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Customers find the book thought-provoking and beautifully written. They appreciate the powerful reminders and passionate writing style. The author creates a lovely metaphorical comparison between herself and her husband that shows their relationship.

"...My stomach felt just as twisted after reading these powerful reminders. But even in trying times, Robbie includes, “Can you see the butterflies?”..." Read more

"...among them Tanka, limericks, and haiku, and she does this with great passion and control of her art...." Read more

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Customers appreciate the writing style. They find it thought-provoking, with strong convictions about marriage, motherhood, dreams, and working in the field. The author writes with concern and compassion, and some poems are written as twisted limericks. They say she's an excellent writer of fiction and poetry.

"...She writes beautifully with strong convictions about marriage, motherhood, dreams, her struggles of working in the corporate world, living in..." Read more

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  • Gwendolyn Plano
    5.0 out of 5 stars Thought-provoking and beautifully written
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2024
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    Robbie Cheadle is a Renaissance artisan who continues to amaze through her writing, painting, and baking. This collection of poems is no exception. Her syllabic and freeform poetry captures life – the interior soul and the visible world. A common thread is Cheadle’s passion, which emerges as a parent, spouse, and lover of this suffering world. I highly recommend Behind Closed Doors.
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  • Lauren Scott
    5.0 out of 5 stars Poetry: Personal and Powerful
    Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022
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    Behind Closed Doors by Robbie Cheadle is a collection of various style poems such as freeform, tanka, haiku, and limerick. Robbie touches on many aspects of life evoking a myriad of emotions. She writes beautifully with strong convictions about marriage, motherhood, dreams, her struggles of working in the corporate world, living in lockdown during the pandemic, and about social issues she finds distressing. Whether her words speak of joy or anguish, they are fiercely passionate.

    I personally connected to “Contrasting Colors” because of my strong marriage and relationship with my husband. Robbie creates a lovely metaphorical comparison between her and her husband, showing just how much they complement each other. I really liked the format of this poem. In “He Walks Away” her words paint the picture of her son who is no longer the little boy whose mom’s kisses cured all pain, but a young man who she will need to let go for him to find his way in the world. As an empty nester, my heart felt her bittersweet emotions.

    Environmentally, I was drawn to “I saw a fish a-swimming” and “If the polar icecaps doth melt.” Robbie emphasizes the tragic effects of global warming not only on the planet, but on living creatures. She writes with concern and compassion, and some poems are written as twisted limericks bearing nothing but the truth. My stomach felt just as twisted after reading these powerful reminders. But even in trying times, Robbie includes, “Can you see the butterflies?” This poem offers delightful imagery, imploring the reader to dash outside in that very moment to embrace nature’s beauty.

    I highly recommend Behind Closed Doors for poetry fans who revel in finding themselves relating to the messages or scenarios, therefore sinking into the deeper meanings.
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  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars An Excellent Book of Poetry!
    Reviewed in the United States on September 17, 2021
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    I give Robbie Cheadle's book of poetry Behind Closed Doors a collection of unusual poems my highest recommendation. Robbie Cheadle is an excellent writer of both fiction and poetry, and her work continues to be of the highest quality.

    In this collection of poems, Robbie Cheadle deals with a wide variety of issues and uses a variety of forms of poetry, among them Tanka, limericks, and haiku, and she does this with great passion and control of her art.

    Several of the poems resonated with me in particular, including “Opportunity”, “Hope”, “Making a splash”, “Perspective”, “Lockdown in poverty”, and “I saw a fish a-swimming”.

    Choosing these poems to highlight was difficult, because Robbie’s work is excellent throughout the book.
    If you enjoy poetry, you need to get and read this book!
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  • Perspectivepower, Annette Rochelle Aben
    5.0 out of 5 stars Invitation to Knock
    Reviewed in the United States on October 27, 2021
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    While Robbie Cheadle has written many other books in several genres, this book is an invitation to knock on the doors to her intense thoughts and feelings. Robbie takes this opportunity to share her views, hopes, and dreams with words that run the gamut from entertaining to profound. As Robbie lays bare her own soul, it's as though she challenges you to look into your own. Because she is a woman who cares as much for the world of her family as she does for the world at large. you come away from this book knowing you'd be welcome to knock on her doors anytime.
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  • Miriam Hurdle
    5.0 out of 5 stars Real life thoughts and emotions
    Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2021
    I’ve read Robbie Cheadle’s first poetry book Open a New Door and loved it. I knew I would enjoy reading Behind Closed Door. I’ve also read Cheadle’s children’s books, a young adult fictionalized biography about her mother’s life, and her historical fiction. She is a prolific writer while maintaining her demanding full-time job and home-schooling of the two teenage boys during the pandemic.

    Behind Closed Doors is a poetry collection with themes about the author’s complex emotions and thoughts on her cooperated world, her personal dreams, her family life as a daughter, wife, and mother, as well as her thoughts on the lockdown during the pandemic.

    Robbie is a qualified Chartered Accountant and specializes in corporate finance. The poem “Climbing Cooperated Ladder” vividly portraits the harsh reality of the cooperated world. Many individuals give up their family and social life to meet the never-ending demands with no guarantee of success:

    “Sit in your office, juggling ideas and possibilities, while your friends watch movies, eat out, drink, and socialize, spending their weekends having a jolly good time.”

    “There are no friendships in the corporate jungle Colleagues left to demise in this uncaring world.”

    It reminds me of the headache, heartache, and disappointment during my ten years in administration.

    I could relate to the poem “He Walks Away” that describes the mother’s joy, pride, and pain:

    “She watched over him tenderly as he learned about life… her smile healed all wounds; her kiss cured all pain…

    “It’s heart-wrenching to let go knowing he must… encounter setbacks and loss before success… but it’s the duty of a mother to set her son loose to fly alone.”

    Cheadle’s poems about lockdown remind us how vulnerable life is. “One day I had freedom, the next, it was gone. How will this end? I find myself wondering, Will we take a big step backward in time fifty years or more?”

    Cheadle’s Behind Closed Doors is a delightful hour-long short read, but the provoking thought will stay for a long time. I highly recommend this book to poetry lovers and non-fiction readers.

    I received the ARC copy of the book from the publisher.
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  • FreyaPReviews
    5.0 out of 5 stars Unusual & Unique
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 20, 2024
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    I bought this because it was described as “A Collection of Unusual Poetry”. I like unusual and I wasn’t disappointed! The poems are generally short (lots of tanka, haiku and limericks) and each piece expresses its heart simply yet effectively. I was particularly impressed by Cheadle’s observations of life during lockdown in 2020. There is something in this collection for everyone. The poems are easily accessible and enjoyable to read.
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