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The Secret Keeper

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The Secret Keeper

By: Kate Morton
Narrated by: Caroline Lee
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England, 1959. Laurel Nicolson is 16 years old, dreaming alone in her childhood tree house during a family celebration at their home, Green Acres Farm. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and then observes her mother, Dorothy, speaking to him. And then she witnesses a crime.

Fifty years later, Laurel is a successful and well-regarded actress, living in London. She returns to Green Acres for Dorothy’s ninetieth birthday and finds herself overwhelmed by memories and questions she has not thought about for decades. She decides to find out the truth about the events of that summer day and lay to rest her own feelings of guilt. One photograph, of her mother and a woman Laurel has never met, called Vivian, is her first clue.

The Secret Keeper explores longings and dreams, the lengths some people go to fulfill them, and the strange consequences they sometimes have. It is a story of lovers, friends, dreamers and schemers, play-acting and deception, told against a backdrop of events that changed the world.

©2012 Kate Morton (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd 20th Century Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction England Heartfelt
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First Kate Morton story I read, first as a library book, then my own copy, and now as an audiobook. Love it every time!

Wonderful!

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This is my favourite Kate Morton book. I couldn't wait to reach the end to find out the missing pieces of the jigsaw puzzle. The story keeps one in suspense, as each chapter leaves the reader wanting to know more. The performances are also excellent, with Caroline Lee adopting different voices for the various characters.

I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a good mystery and who is interested in stories set during the Second World War.

Magical!

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This is the second book that I’ve heard by this author. I love the way she leaves a reader wondering how the book will end and she doesn’t disappoint with the wrapping up of the story. I’m looking forward to the next book by Kate Morton.

A wonderful read

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Kept me spellbound until the very end, a fabulous storyline and well worth listening too

Loved the twists and turns

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great story. made the car trip fly by! would definitely recommend. thanks for this one

loved the characters and the surprises. great!

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