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By the Same Door
By the Same Door is a 1951 American novel by Blanche Chenery Perrin and first published by Macmillan in 1951. It was Perrin's second novel, following a career in advertising. PlotMadge Tinton, a beautiful but "thoughtless and flint-hearted"[1] woman driven by material and social-climbing ambitions, discovers that her husband Les is having an affair. ReceptionBy the Same Door was a modest critical hit upon release, described as effective but unremarkable by reviewers. Perrin's treatment of her complicated, unlikeable main character was commended by critics: "Madge makes all the mistakes that a self-centered female can make... And yet, because you've seen so many wives like her, you're fascinated by her story."[1] The reviewer for The Jackson Sun called it "an interesting commentary on present day marriages, written with humor and understanding."[2] Walter Spearman, writing for the Greensboro Daily News, called it "more mature and equally pleasant" to Perrin's first novel, Deepwood.[3] The "Edmonton Reader" advised that "By the Same Door will not stay in the memory, but it's pleasant reading for a summer's afternoon."[4] A less enthusiastic review from the Binghamton Press and Sun-Bulletin called the novel "tediously written" and said that "if (the story) could have been written in an objective, instead of a personal, vein, it would have made a better novel."[5] References
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