The Secret Keeper - by Kate Morton (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>During a party at the family farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is dreaming of the future. She spies a stranger coming up the road and sees her mother speak to him. Before the afternoon is over, Laurel will witness a shocking crime that challenges everything she knows about her family and especially her mother. Now, fifty years later, Laurel is a successful and well-regarded actress, living in London. She returns to the family farm for Dorothy's ninetieth birthday and finds herself overwhelmed by questions she hasn't thought about for decades.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>From the <i>New York Times</i> and #1 internationally bestselling author of <i>The Distant Hours</i>, <i>The Forgotten Garden</i>, and <i>The House at Riverton</i>, a spellbinding novel of family secrets, murder, and enduring love. </b> <p/>During a picnic at her family's farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking crime, a crime that challenges everything she knows about her adored mother, Dorothy. Now, fifty years later, Laurel and her sisters are meeting at the farm to celebrate Dorothy's ninetieth birthday. Realizing that this is her last chance to discover the truth about that long-ago day, Laurel searches for answers that can only be found in Dorothy's past. Clue by clue, she traces a secret history of three strangers from vastly different worlds thrown together in war-torn London--Dorothy, Vivien, and Jimmy--whose lives are forever after entwined. A gripping story of deception and passion, The <i>Secret Keeper</i> will keep you enthralled to the last page.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"A gripping tale of love and betrayal."--<b>Good Housekeeping</b> <i>(The Secret Keeper)</i>-- "Good Housekeeping"<br><br>"As always, Morton weaves an intriguing mystery, shifting between past and present and among fully realized characters harboring deep secrets."--<b>People Magazine ****</b> <i>(The Secret Keeper)</i>-- "People"<br><br>"Morton is masterful at controlling a story's flow and tension. Readers will not suspect the twist at the end." -- <b>Publisher's Weekly</b><i> (The Secret Keeper)</i>-- "Publisher's Weekly"<br><br>Morton has obvious star power. . . . Her novels are Australia's most successful exports since Colleen McCullough's "Thorn Birds" stormed the world in 1977." --<b>The New York Times Book Review</b><i> (The Secret Keeper)</i>-- "The New York Times Book Review"<br>
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