A Keeper
The gripping and atmospheric bestselling novel of family secrets from the author of FRANKIE
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4.3 • 388 Ratings
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- £4.99
Publisher Description
A Keeper: the tale of secrets and ill-fated loves, set on the coast of Ireland
'Atmospheric, creepy and impossible to put down'
THE TIMES
'A gripping, thoughtful tale'
OBSERVER
'Magnificent'
MARIAN KEYES
Elizabeth Keane returns to Ireland after her mother's death, intent only on wrapping up that part of her life. And perhaps, had she not found the small stash of letters, the truth would never have come to light.
Forty years earlier, a young woman stumbles from a remote stone house into the darkness, and away from the cliffs and the sea. She has no sense of where she is going, only that she must keep on.
As family secrets and ill-fated loves unfold across generations, the revelations of the past begin the transform the present.
'A beautiful, gripping account of Irish memory and deceit'
ANDREW O'HAGAN
Readers adore A Keeper
'Within a few chapters, I was hooked and couldn't resist just another page until I put it down, breathless' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'A rip-roaring family tale with lots of twists' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'Spellbinding' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
'It gripped me tighter than I expected . . . unputdownable' ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Graham Norton’s wit and playfulness have made him a national treasure as a DJ and talk-show host. However the comedian’s dazzling fiction writing has a darker edge. His second novel takes us to Ireland, where New York-based lecturer Elizabeth Keane attends her mother’s funeral and stumbles upon unsettling family secrets. Travelling between the past and present, the novel’s chapters present an achingly moving portrait of a mother’s love and resilience. Norton fills each page with intrigue, transporting us to fictional Muirinish and Buncarragh with his evocative prose of the wild surroundings and secrets of the mysterious Castle House.
Customer Reviews
Gripping
An accomplished telling of a gripping tale. Couldn’t put it down, so another day of failing to do the chores!
What a story!
Gripping, intriguing, horrifying, desperately sad, and yet uplifting as well. Couldn’t put it down!
Read in one sitting.
Couldn’t put this down. Really enjoyed reading it.