The Forgotten Secret

By: Kathleen McGurl

Narrated by: Melanie MacHugh

Can she unlock the mysteries of the past?

A country at war

It’s the summer of 1919 and Ellen O’Brien has her whole life ahead of her. Young, in love and leaving home for her first job, the future seems full of shining possibility. But war is brewing and before long, Ellen and everyone around her are swept up by it. As Ireland is torn apart by the turmoil, Ellen finds herself facing the ultimate test of love and loyalty.

A long-buried secret

A hundred years later and Clare Farrell has inherited a dilapidated old farmhouse in County Meath. Seizing the chance to escape her unhappy marriage she strikes out on her own for the first time, hoping the old building might also provide clues to her family’s shadowy history. As she sets out to put the place – and herself – back to rights, she stumbles across a long-forgotten hiding place, with a clue to a secret that has lain buried for decades.

For fans of Kate Morton and Gill Paul comes an unforgettable novel about two women fighting for independence.

©2019 Kathleen McGurl (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited

Review

Absolutely wonderful listening gripping from the beginning. The narrator made the book come alive well worth listening to

Great story and great reader

Kept my attention and the reader was awesome. Great story with some good history included

Wow!

This fantastic book has a somewhat confusing start. I am so glad I continued to read it. Once I got into the author's cadence, I couldn't stop reading until the end. Highly recommend.

Absolutely great book.

Loved this book from start to finish. Brilliant story told beautifully. Couldn’t wait each day to get back to it. Thanks to a wonderful author and narrator.

The Forgotten Secret - Wonderful story. Worth listening too.

I am amazed with women who are so resilient during times of war or strife in their lives and broke out and won. This is a feel good book. The ending was exceptional and brought the story to a good ending.

Good story

Well done. Not many historical fiction stories about Ireland . Very interesting and well performed . Narrator brings characters to life

my review

loved the story. kept my interest,
the reader did a nice job.will listen to more by this author.

The Forgotten Secret

EXCELLENT WRITER AND EXCELLENT READER! All her books are top quality. If you love genealogy then you will love the books by Kathleen McGurl !

Interesting but not profound

Enjoyed the story and the narration but both could have had more depth. Not my favorite.

Very Enjoyable

This is a good book. It’s a great story with some history thrown in. I found myself really liking Ellen and her character.