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Saffy, percy, meridith, and edie real and sympathetic. Later, when the police come, dorothy claims the man was trying. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are laurel nicolson, dorothy smitham. Jul 16, 20 kate morton is the awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of the house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter. Amazing read and cant wait to read some of her other books. Her novels the house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house and the clockmakers daughter are published in over 40 countries, in 34 languages, and have all been number one bestsellers around the world. The secret keeper explores longings and dreams, the lengths people go to fulfill them, and the consequences they can have. Review of the secret keeper by kate morton the book stop. Fast and free shipping free returns cash on delivery available on eligible purchase. The secret keeper, by kate morton book thoughts from bed. Connect with kate on facebook, instagram and goodreads. The secret keeper audio book audio cd by kate morton.
The secret keeper ebook by kate morton 9781439163092. Ideas behind the book at the top of a tree ideas for the secret keeper began to percolate years ago, and a halffinished version of chapter one sat in an old notebook for ages before i finally started work on the book officially. The secret keeper by kate morton summary study guide. Kate loves book clubs, but is unable to attend discussions. Her character development is beautifully done and her ability to have the reader travel back and forth between eras is accomplished smoothly and effortlessly. The story is told from four different narratives with leading characters in laurel, an actress now in her seventies who as a young girl witnessed an event that would rear its head in years to come. I read the secret keeper i while back and thoroughly enjoyed that so i was keen to read another book by kate morton, this was a very long read but i was transported to a different era and met some wonderful characters and also some despicable ones. The author is quite versatile in her writing and knows the art of getting.
The secret keeper, as morton s books usually are, is set in different time zones. The book switches between ww2 and present day and the characters, although all complex in nature, just grab you and take you on their journey. Kate morton is certainly a good writer, and she gave us a twistyturny story that. I was a bit disappointed somewhere 23rd of the book thinking that kate has lost her mojo, but nope.
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But in my opinion the secret keeper is her finest so far. Shifting between the 1930s, the 1960s and the present, the secret keeper is a spellbinding story of mysteries and secrets, theatre and thievery, murder and enduring love. On a sweltering summers day, while her family picnics by the stream on their suffolk farm, sixteenyearold laure. On a sweltering summers day, while her family picnics by the stream on their suffolk farm, sixteenyearold laurel hides out in her childhood tree house dreaming of a boy called billy, a move to london. Kate morton the official site of bestselling author kate morton. And by genre i guess i mean historicalmelodramamystery type novel.
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