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The Secret Keeper

By: Kate Morton
Narrated by: Kathryn Drysdale
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1961. On a sweltering summer’s day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, 16-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree house, dreaming of 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.

2011. 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 tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds – Dorothy, Vivien and Jimmy – who are thrown together in wartime London and whose lives are fiercely and fatefully entwined.

©2012 Kate Morton (P)2023 Bolinda Publishing Coming of Age Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Stranger

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Critic reviews

'A gripping tale of love and betrayal.' (Good Housekeeping)
'Morton is masterful at controlling a story's flow and tension.' (Publishers Weekly)

'Morton has obvious star power.... Her novels are Australia’s most successful exports since Colleen McCullough’s “Thorn Birds” stormed the world in 1977.' (The New York Times Book Review)
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What a beautiful, wise story. Includes probably the biggest plot twist I have ever heard.

Beautiful

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What a magnificent story. It’s a workout for the brain to keep up with all the spellbinding!

The clever,clever twists and turns!

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I don’t want to give anything away, but beautifully written and definitely worth a read

A pleasure to listen/read

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I was so sad when the story came to an end, It had romance, sadness, happiness all rolled into a thriller that I couldn’t guess the end until I was practically at the end of the story. Loved all the characters, I could imagine each and everyone of them. The history of the blitz and war time London was so interesting and realistic. The narrator was excellent, this book is easily worth 5 stars.

A great romantic thriller

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I’ve listened to some fantastic books recently but I think this is by far my favourite. I didn’t see the twist till we were almost up to it at the end. I was invested in it every minute and am looking forward to listening to it again soon. Thank you so much for the joy of this book.

Brilliant book

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Intricate plot ( but easy to follow) with the ultimate twist very near the end. The whole book is full of surprises with the story flowing round them in beautifully written prose. A really original story full of wonderful characters, all with the depth to make them alive. The descriptive passages are vividly presented. The story is moving, entertaining, joyful and sad. The three different time settings are very well woven into the book and the Second World War setting is wonderfully depicted. Altogether a great book which I’m sorry to be leaving and I will miss the people in it. Narrated perfectly.

Absolutely loved this

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Great story all in recent history WW2 era pre and post , family secrets and a mystery that although I did work out fairly early on the characters were so good I wanted to know the twists and turns their stories led to

Historical romance with twists

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I absolutely loved this story and it had a final twist that I never saw coming. An engaging, well told tale that I couldn't wait to finish but didn't want to end.
Quite a few reviewers mentioned the narration. The narrator came up with lots of wonderful voices but wasn't always consistent and I felt, on occasion, was well and truly overdone. The narration was dramatic to the point of being melodramatic but then seemed insensitive to full stops and lost the drama of the next statement.
I also found the narration very plodding. Crank the speed up to x1.2 and it makes a significant difference. Once you get used to the narration, you can put if behind you and bask in the story. Lady Gwendolyn was just a bit too much, though.
Despite my reservations about the narration, I thoroughly enjoyed this book and would highly recommend it.

Set the narration aside

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I loved the character Laurel, the storyline twists of the book were so intriguing. Dreamer Dorothy was believable as was the war time feel throughout the book. The edgy deference, the mean spiritedness, aspects of the times of great stress. I did wonder why though, given the pluckiness of spirit of the main protagonist, she was allowed to be a victim.
Looking forward to listening to more from this author

The flow of the narrative - Great Story

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I don't do reviews usually and maybe this book just caught me at the right moment to read it- but the tale has so many gentle twists and subtle characterisations all pulled together. Makes a change form too light a romance or too clunky a 'psychological' thriller. An easy but great read

Such a well crafted tale

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