The Secret Keeper

By: Kate Morton

Narrated by: Caroline Lee

Length: 19 hrs and 53 mins

Publisher's summary

England, 1959: Laurel Nicolson is 16 years old, dreaming alone in her childhood tree house during a family celebration at their home, Green Acres Farm. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and then observes her mother, Dorothy, speaking to him. And then she witnesses a crime.

Fifty years later, Laurel is a successful and well-regarded actress, living in London. She returns to Green Acres for Dorothy’s 90th birthday and finds herself overwhelmed by memories and questions she has not thought about for decades. She decides to find out the truth about the events of that summer day and lay to rest her own feelings of guilt. One photograph, of her mother and a woman Laurel has never met, called Vivian, is her first clue.

The Secret Keeper explores longings and dreams, the lengths some people go to fulfill them, and the strange consequences they sometimes have. It is a story of lovers, friends, dreamers and schemers, play-acting, and deception told against a backdrop of events that changed the world.

©2012 Kate Morton (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Pty Ltd

Reading this book was like rolling a snowball

Reading The Secret Keeper started a little slower than I had wished but the snowball kept rolling and the story continued to grow.
This story was set in three different time periods - WWII, 1961 and 2011. An actress in England in 2011 is recalling events as her elderly mother comes close to death. The chilling story finally comes to a fantastic conclusion that totally surprised me.

Captivating

The secret Keeper was unusual, for I usually choose self growth material but needed less work for a change. The story seemed to have an odd beginning but soon captured my curiosity. I felt that I was with the characters. The story twists and turns with a few predictable moments and many unpredictable ones including the ending. Well written and a superb reader. I highly recommend this book.

Oh wow! So many secretive twists and turns!

I loved the clearly enunciated reading with a delicious Irish lilt. Though a bit lengthy, this book sometimes kept me up listening till 4:00 a'm.! The surprises didn't stop comin'. This is a wonderful book for anyone interested in war, love and loss, and above all the endurance of the human spirit.

Fascinating tale

This story was fascinating. It wove a mystery that spanned across three families and three generations. The novel was exceptionally well-written so that even the smallest details mentioned in the beginning prove to be there for a reason in the end.

The novel brings up many moral dilemmas, which would make for a great discussion for a book club. And there's a lovely twist at the end, which I did not anticipate. I will definitely be listening to this again in the future. Highly recommend!

The narrator did an excellent job and seemed very natural to me.

Fantastic!

This is a fantastic story and mystery. The writing the superb and story engaging. Without giving anything away I'd like to say all is not as it seems. I was on a roller-coaster of emotion the whole way!

amazing

though it was a little slow at first, stuck with it. wasn't sorry. such a terrific twist.
performed perfectly.

Good Story with Surprise Ending!

Had read this book when it first came out! Throughly Enjoyed Listening to the Story!

Loveeeeeeeeeeeed this book!!!

First time reader of Kate Morton. I will admit the beginning was a bit slow and I actually stopped listening for a while. Month later I started back up and could not stop!!! Loved the story line and the twist and turns had me wanting more! I got really sad at the end which had me tear eyed. I will say I wanted more but it ended beautifully. The narrator did an amazing job as well. Highly recommend!!!!

Another great story

I don’t believe I’ve encountered a Kate Morton book yet that I haven’t completely enjoyed. This was a wonderful story to listen to, and what an amazing secret indeed!

Surprise ending

It took me a little while to first get into this book, but I ended up being completely hooked on the characters and needed to know what happened to them. Every time I thought I had figured out the mystery, a new plot twist emerged. It had me guessing until the very end. My only complaint is that it was a little too long. It probably could have been shorter and still just as thrilling.