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)

What does he look like again?

I missed his initial description and was wondering what he looked like the whole time. The narrators voice was not really pleasant to listen to at all. The story was cute!!

Fun story

Enjoyed this book! Fun and funny she really makes the characters come to life. Laughed quite a bit too!

One of my favorite audiobooks

This is one of my favorite audiobooks to listen to, enough I finally decided I wanted to have a copy instead of relying on the library having one I could borrow. I love how charming the narrator makes Emma, giving her life and heart and humor. I am utterly sympathetic to all her pitfalls and foibles, and am cheered when she gets together with her love interest and I get to see them try to work as a couple (instead of hooking up at the end, as sometimes happens)

However, I am docking a star for audible's WEIRD formatting. Instead of breaking it up by chapters, the book is split into 45-minute chunks with chapters beginning and ending sporadically across them. This complicates jumping around to a favorite part and essentially asks me to sit and listen to try and figure out where the heck I am in the book.

I Love This Book!

This book is fast-paced and absolutely charming. It made me laugh out loud many times.

The narrator was great!

Entertaining! Made me laugh out loud several times. I didn’t want to stop listening it was so much fun.

Not Just for Women

I thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. The story is entertaining and the narration keeps your interest. I would recommend this selection for both men and women. The only warning is that it isn't for the puritanical. It is more PG-13 in my opinion but the main character is very open about her life.

Keeping Secrets

This is very light reading. I liked the fact that while most of the book was predictable, some important outcomes were not so obvious. It is definitely worth a try.

could not put down the ipod

Very funny. I was laughing out loud at the gym. (also many cringe-worthy moments, which makes it very captivating.) My only criticism is that the narrator's voice did not seem to match the age of the main character. It took a while for me to get past that. I wish they had used a more youthful sounding person.

truth

I enjoyed the story. My favorite part was when the protagonist returned with the purpose of spilling his guts.

Just love the main character!

I love the way you write Sophie.
The characters are interesting & hysterical but with all the corky bits that we all might have. I laugh or smile, as I walk or drive listening to your books..
Enjoyed the way Kate narrated it.
Another fun audio. Thanks CG