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PublisherSimon & Schuster, Incorporated

ISBN-101439152810

ISBN-139781439152812

eBay Product ID (ePID)143811340

Product Key Features

Book TitleSecret Keeper : a Novel

Number of Pages496 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMystery & Detective / Historical, Contemporary Women, Sagas, Literary, Historical

Publication Year2013

GenreFiction

AuthorKate Morton

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight13.3 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-026175

Reviews"Morton is masterful at controlling a story's flow and tension. Readers will not suspect the twist at the end." -- Publisher's Weekly (The Secret Keeper), "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 (The Secret Keeper), "As always, Morton weaves an intriguing mystery, shifting between past and present and among fully realized characters harboring deep secrets."-- People Magazine **** (The Secret Keeper), "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 (The Secret Keeper), "As always, Morton weaves an intriguing mystery, shifting between past and present and among fully realized characters harboring deep secrets."- People Magazine **** (The Secret Keeper)

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal823/.92

SynopsisFrom the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of Homecoming , The Distant Hours , The Forgotten Garden , and The House at Riverton comes a spellbinding novel of family secrets, murder, and enduring love. 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 Secret Keeper will keep you enthralled to the last page., From the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Distant Hours , The Forgotten Garden , and The House at Riverton , a spellbinding novel of family secrets, murder, and enduring love. 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 Secret Keeper will keep you enthralled to the last page.

LC Classification NumberPR9619.4.M74S43 2012