The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton
I have to say right off the bat that novels set in England are not usually my cup of tea. It always raining, cold and dreary. The characters live in funny little cottages with thatched roofs and drive little cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side. Don't get me wrong England is a beautiful place filled with wonderful people. I really think it's all the rain that drags me down. I'm a Floridian. I thrive on sunshine.
For The Secret Keeper, however, I didn't mind. This story kept me involved from start to finish. Laurel, the oldest of four sisters and one brother is an accomplished actress. The siblings gather at the family home. Their mother Dorothy, is now waiting on her deathbed for the peace that has eluded her throughout her life, to come. At sixteen Laurel witnessed her mother killing a man in the backyard. The event had been kept from her sisters. Her brother Gerry, a baby at the time was there and always felt something tragic had happened but never knew what it was. The two of them race against time to solve the mystery knowing once their mother is gone, she will take the secret with her.
This novel weaves through time from the London Blitz during the war to present time. The author brilliantly hops from scene to scene and character to character building a rich web of storytelling. I couldn't put this book down. Each time I felt I had figured out Dorothy's secret, I found out I was wrong. I stayed up late at night and woke early in the morning to read a few more pages. The deceit is so perfect and I will not tell you any more than that. The Secret Keeper is a keeper. And it wouldn't have been so wonderful if not set in war torn, rainy, dreary England. Don't let this one pass you by.
I have to say right off the bat that novels set in England are not usually my cup of tea. It always raining, cold and dreary. The characters live in funny little cottages with thatched roofs and drive little cars with the steering wheel on the wrong side. Don't get me wrong England is a beautiful place filled with wonderful people. I really think it's all the rain that drags me down. I'm a Floridian. I thrive on sunshine.
For The Secret Keeper, however, I didn't mind. This story kept me involved from start to finish. Laurel, the oldest of four sisters and one brother is an accomplished actress. The siblings gather at the family home. Their mother Dorothy, is now waiting on her deathbed for the peace that has eluded her throughout her life, to come. At sixteen Laurel witnessed her mother killing a man in the backyard. The event had been kept from her sisters. Her brother Gerry, a baby at the time was there and always felt something tragic had happened but never knew what it was. The two of them race against time to solve the mystery knowing once their mother is gone, she will take the secret with her.
This novel weaves through time from the London Blitz during the war to present time. The author brilliantly hops from scene to scene and character to character building a rich web of storytelling. I couldn't put this book down. Each time I felt I had figured out Dorothy's secret, I found out I was wrong. I stayed up late at night and woke early in the morning to read a few more pages. The deceit is so perfect and I will not tell you any more than that. The Secret Keeper is a keeper. And it wouldn't have been so wonderful if not set in war torn, rainy, dreary England. Don't let this one pass you by.
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