The Secret Child

By: Kerry Fisher

Narrated by: Emma Spurgin Hussey

Length: 10 hrs and 4 mins

Publisher's summary

'Just for a moment, I was young and invincible again, back before I made the decision that changed the rest of my life....'

Susie did something that she knows she will always regret: giving her baby son up for adoption, to keep her infidelity secret from her family. Louise, Susie's daughter, feels the effects of that decision echoing down through the years - her mother has always been difficult, too strict with her but not strict enough with her sister, Grace, who is wild and out of control. And Danny, Susie's husband, adores her but has always sensed something wrong at the heart of their marriage.

When tragedy strikes the family, and a chance discovery threatens to bring the truth to light, the sisters' relationship is put to the test as they are faced with an impossible choice.

From the best-selling author of The Silent Wife, The Secret Child is a heartbreaking novel about family secrets and lies. Perfect for fans of Liane Moriarty, Jojo Moyes and Diane Chamberlain.

©2018 Kerry Fisher (P)2018 Audible, Ltd

Decent Writing, but Excrutiating First Half

This was my first Kerry Fisher book. She is a talented writer, but I found the first half of this book excruciating. It was long and drawn out with a dislikable main character who professed to do something out of love for her family and then spent her life making them all miserable. Every chapter I hoped we would move forward in time, and sighed when only 6 months had passed. I listened at 1.65 which doesn't do justice to the narrator and wished I had this in print instead so I could speed read to the end. Finally around chapter 23, it leapt forward to the present day and the plot started moving, some of the characters came to life and the book reached its neatly tied up conclusion.

All the characters in the book are extremes - the extreme mother who has given up a child, the patient unknowing husband, the two daughters wildly different from each other, etc, etc. And the plot required some unrealistic coincidences to come together. That said - the characters are well developed and the coincidences work due to good writing and finally more development of other characters to make them sympathetic.

I could have skipped this one.

Kerry Fisher’s Books

I love her stories and attention to detail. Her description of feelings and situations makes me laugh out loud although the content is complex and serious. I enjoyed this book as well as “The Secret Wife”.

Fabulous

Loved it! Love all of her books. They just keep getting better.... capturing bits of my life. And the narrator is fabulous. Love, love, love. Kiss, kiss! Just fabulous.

The Secret Child

This is a wonderful story, and takes you along on an emotional journey that has a lot of feels along the way. I'd recommend.

Hits every emotion

At times, I would become frustrated with Susie. She reminded me so much of my own mother. This book helped me see the other side. My mother’s side.

Interesting Subtext!

A good read! Everyone young and old should enjoy this book. Kerry Fisher is a very interesting and enchanting author.

Beautiful story

This book was heartbreaking but absolutely beautiful. So very emotional. Great story. Well written. I loved it.

Purchased on a whim and loved it!

This was a great story. Multifaceted, an easy listen and a good ending. I’ll be looking at other books by this author.

terrible choices, terrible consequences

A story of redemption, and the destructive power of lies. it is not a really engrossing story,but works very nicely as an audio book to "read" while doing things that don't take a lot of brain power. (gardening, spinning,knitting) Not quite engaging enough for an otherwise painfully boring activity such as road trip or treAdmill. No gratuitous or graphic sex or language, nicely done considering the themes.

A heartfelt book with a few laughs out loud!

This book was filled with emotion and depth. The characters and experiences were so realistic and relatable. It was a great read!