The Secret Keeper
A Compelling Story of Enduring Love and Betrayal from the Number One Bestselling Author
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Utterly spellbinding and profoundly moving, The Secret Keeper is a story of mysteries and secrets, murder and enduring love. Set across the decades, from Suffolk to London, it is an enchanting, page-turning read from Kate Morton, the bestselling author of Homecoming.
'Enthralling' – Good Housekeeping
1961. On a sweltering summer’s day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree-house dreaming of a boy called Billy, a move to London, and the bright future she can’t wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything.
Present day. Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past. Haunted by memories, and the mystery of what she saw that day, she returns to her family home and begins to piece together a secret history. A tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds – Dorothy, Vivien and Jimmy – who are brought together by chance in war-time London and whose lives become fiercely and fatefully entwined.
Transporting you through the 1930s, 1960s and present day, The Secret Keeper is an exceptional, emotional mystery from much-loved storyteller, Kate Morton.
Readers love The Secret Keeper:
'A stunning read'
'Kept me guessing the entire time'
'I can’t remember the last book that engaged me so much'
'I think I'll never forget Vivien, Jimmy, Dorothy and Laurel'
'I will definitely be reading it again'
Praise for Kate Morton:
'Addictive reading' – Mail on Sunday
‘If you haven’t read Kate Morton before, do yourself a favour’ – Graham Norton
'Deliciously compelling' – Liane Moriarty, author of Big Little Lies
'Ambitious, complex, compelling' – Kristin Hannah, author of The Women
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In her enjoyable latest novel, Morton returns with her signature brand of storytelling, following The Distant Hours. When 16-year-old, Laurel Nicholson witnesses her mother commit a shocking crime after a man Laurel doesn't know comes to the house. Over time, Laurel alters the memory. Years later, Laurel, now a famous actress, returns to her childhood home as her mother, Dorothy, lies dying. When a photograph of their mother as a young woman with an air unfamiliar to her daughters is uncovered, Laurel is put on a path to uncover her mother's secrets. In WWII Dorothy and her lover, Jimmy Metcalfe, devised a plan to punish Vivien Jenkins, a woman Dorothy imagined had slighted her. Vivien too had secrets that had life-altering consequences for the three. Though Morton does follow the same basic framework of her previous novels, she is still masterful at controlling a story's flow and tension. Readers will not suspect the twist at the end.
