- Hardcover: 496 pages
- Publisher: Atria Books (October 16, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1439152802
- ISBN-13: 978-1439152805
Book Description
1959 England. Laurel Nicolson is sixteen 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.
About The Author
Kate Morton, a native Australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and English literature. She lives with her family in Brisbane, Australia.
My Review
I have loved Kate Morton's books that I have read so far. The Secret Keeper is definitely not my favorite of the lot. It is well written but I found the story to be slow and predictable. While I related to Laurel I did not relate to Dorothy at all.
If you enjoy novels that take place during World War II London then you will probably enjoy the book. I just found that it was missing the magic of Kate Morton's other books. Perhaps I was expecting too much.
Kate Morton has a beautiful flowing writing style so the book is very enjoyable just not one of the best stories ever.
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