The Secret Keeper
A Compelling Story of Enduring Love and Betrayal from the Number One Bestselling Author
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4.4 • 161 Ratings
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Publisher Description
‘If you haven’t read Kate Morton before, do yourself a favour’ – Graham Norton
Kate Morton’s global bestselling novel, The Secret Keeper, is a spellbinding story of secrets, murder and enduring love.
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 that awaits her. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything.
2011: Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by the long shadows of her 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 wartime 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 a much-loved storyteller.
‘Kate Morton excels in this enthralling novel about desires and divided loyalties’ – Good Housekeeping
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.
Customer Reviews
The Secret Keeper
Very enjoyable read, unexpected twist at the end.
The Secret Keeper
Brilliant twist. Great characters. Atmospheric.
Wellbeing
Not normally my kind of read,but really enjoyed from cover to end could not put it down . Being an old romantic at heart brought tears to my eyes told both my daughters about the book.Very well written what a wonderful ending kept you guessing.