Can You Keep a Secret?

By: Sophie Kinsella

Narrated by: Kate Reading

Length: 10 hrs and 43 mins

Publisher's summary

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE • From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Party Crasher and Love Your Life comes a novel with the same wicked humor, buoyant charm, and optimism as her beloved Shopaholic series.

“Sophie Kinsella keeps her finger on the cultural pulse, while leaving me giddy with laughter.”—Jojo Moyes, author of The Giver of Stars and The Last Letter from Your Lover

Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets:

Secrets from her boyfriend: I’ve always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken.

Secrets from her mother: I lost my virginity in the spare bedroom with Danny Nussbaum while Mum and Dad were downstairs watching Ben-Hur.

Secrets she wouldn’t share with anyone in the world: I have no idea what NATO stands for. Or even what it is.

Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger. . . .

But come Monday morning, Emma’s office is abuzz about the arrival of Jack Harper, the company’s elusive CEO. Suddenly Emma is face-to-face with the stranger from the plane, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her. Things couldn’t possibly get worse. Or could they?

Praise for Can You Keep a Secret?

“Venturing beyond Saks and Barney’s, the bestselling author of Confessions of a Shopaholic and Shopaholic Ties the Knot entertains readers with backstabbing office shenanigans, competition, scandal, love and sex. . . . Kinsella’s down-to-earth protagonist is sure to have readers sympathizing and doubled over in laughter.”—Publishers Weekly

“If laughing out loud in public places is your bag, be sure to pick up [Can You Keep a Secret?]. Heroine Emma Corrigan is going to be your new best friend.”—Boston Herald

“Kinsella’s timing is so perfect, her instincts so spot-on, that it’s easy to . . . devour the book like the guilty pleasure it is.”—Miami Herald

“Chick lit at its lightest and breeziest . . . filled with fabulous clothes, stalwart friends, and snotty enemies waiting to be taken down a peg.”—Orlando Sentinel

“[Kinsella’s] dialogue is sharp, even her minor characters are well drawn, and her parody of the marketing world is very funny.”—Washington Post Book World

“[A] comedic frenzy of ill-fated events . . . punchy . . . fast-moving.”—Rocky Mountain News

©2004 Sophie Kinsella (P)2004 Books on Tape, Inc.

Critic reviews

• Romantic Times Award Winner - Best Chick Lit Novel, 2004

"Too good to pass up." (USA Today)

Easy enjoyable book

I enjoyed this book, it was fun and cute. There were quite a bit of laughs. Nothing really deep, but a good book that didn’t require lots of concentration when I was driving.

Secrets revealed

Where does Can You Keep a Secret? rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is the best book on every level. I laughed so hard, my stomach was hurting and tears were flowing.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Can You Keep a Secret??

When Emma is on the plane and she lets out every personal secret. I will not spoil it..but it is hilarious.

Which character – as performed by Kate Reading – was your favorite?

Emma of course!!!!

If you could take any character from Can You Keep a Secret? out to dinner, who would it be and why?

Jack Harper, because of his quietness and mysterious personality.

Any additional comments?

Love this book, it is hilarious kept me engaged throughout. Wish there was more. Best book I have listened to so far this year.

Laugh out Loud Funny

Great listen for a good laugh. Predictable at times but still very funny!

Lovely, and something we can all empathize with

so enjoyed this story about a girl bumbling through life and finding her place and herself

A really good book.

I listen to a lot of books and this one really hits the top of my list. I loved that it wasn't filled with a bunch of sexual material, but that it still held a wonderful Rundle. I liked the even focus on work and love. The thing that made it stand out to me was how well it sounded like I was inside of Emma's head. and the narrator was one of the best I have heard.

Whimiscal read

This story was not particularly memorable although when I hear the title I remember it with a smile. So I enjoyed it but it's a playful book for in the moment - a light and fun way to pass a few hours on the road.

Excellent every time

I loved this book the first three times I read the physical book and the audio book is equally as awesome. I can't wait to hear it again and again

laugh out loud

such a funny caricature, I could not stop listing to this book. Really a great story. loved it!

hilarious beautiful real

if you can laugh at yourself, you will always find humor. Emma and Jack are perfectly flawed.

A Good Read!

Would you consider the audio edition of Can You Keep a Secret? to be better than the print version?

Of course.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Lissy because she always saw both sides of a story and remained calm but you wanted her in your corner when it came time for it.

Which character – as performed by Kate Reading – was your favorite?

Jamaya - she made her sound like the "rich kid" she was.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

More laughing.

Any additional comments?

So far everything I've listed to from Sophie Kinsella I have enjoyed, haven't been let down yet.