And by genre i guess i mean historicalmelodramamystery type novel. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Our lovely host decided to do a tea party since this book was set in the wwii and proper society was important in the book. Later, when the police come, dorothy claims the man was trying. In the book the secret keeper by kate morton, we are introduced to the family of nicholson. The secret keeper, as mortons books usually are, is set in different time zones.
I did not see the ending coming in the secret garden nor did i see it in the secret keeper. This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Library during a summer party at the family farm in the english countryside, sixteenyearold laurel nicolson has escaped to her childhood tree house and is happily dreaming of the future. When laurel nicolson was sixteen years old, she witnessed her mother, dorothy, stab a man to death. Morton has sold more than 11 million books in 42 countries, making her one of australias biggest publishing exports. This has bothered me in different degrees for different books the house at riverton was close to pure joy i was reading it on vacation but did not stand up to rereads, and the forgotten garden bugged me with some heavyhanded plot devices.
Here are some pictures of what we ate and at the end of the post are some discussion questions for the book. The family hushed it up, and laurel hasnt spoken of it since. The book opens when laurel is a child and she sees a man coming to visit her mom, dorothy. From the safety and seclusion of the family tree house, 16yearold laurel witnesses her mother commit a horrific crime that is completely uncharacteristic of the woman that raised laurel with love. The secret keeper is a very well written mystery novel and i loved it. Kate mortons heartbreaking novel, the secret keeper, is a spellbinding story of. The secret keeper by kate morton the no charge book bunch. I finished the secret keeper on august 31, just in time to complete my three books for summer reading. Read online the secret keeper pdf by kate morton for free. The first edition of the novel was published in october 2012, and was written by kate morton. Now, fifty years later, dorothy is dying, and laurel is determined to unravel the secret while theres still time. The secret keeper ebook by kate morton rakuten kobo. The story is told from four different narratives with leading characters in laurel, an actress now in her seventies who as a young girl witnessed an event that would rear its head in years to come.
Another month has passed and that means its time to discuss another pbf book club book in january we read the secret keeper by kate morton. The matter was ruled selfdefense and no charges were filed. On a sweltering summers day, while her family picnics by the stream on their suffolk farm, sixteenyearold laurel hides out in her childhood tree house dreaming of a boy called billy, a move to london, and the. On a sweltering summers day, while her family picnics by the stream on their suffolk farm, sixteenyearold laurel hides out in her childhood tree house dreaming of a boy called billy, a move to london.
Then we have dorothy, vivien and jimmy, young people in the late. The book switches between ww2 and present day and the characters, although all complex in nature, just grab you and take you on their journey. Adobe epub ebook 7 mb kate morton author kate morton is the awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of the house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. Any morton novel would make a great summer read, but the secret keeper is her finest. Kate morton on her new novel, the secret keeper extended. On a sweltering summers day, while her family picnics by the stream on their suffolk farm, sixteenyearold laure. Kate morton is the awardwinning, new york times bestselling author of the house at riverton, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter. The secret keeper is a really wellwritten and cleverly structured mystery that spans a couple of generations in great britain. There are some unanswered questions about that incident, and the mystery is further. They are in love and jimmy has a rudimentary camera, he takes a very beautiful picture of dorothy in a field near the beach and they kiss for the first time. Moving from contemporary england to wartime london and to northern australia in the 1920s, mortons absorbing journey highlights how the past sends ripples along time, and how the human struggle can transcend betrayal. The secret keeper explores longings and dreams and the unexpected consequences they sometimes bring. I almost have to read the last 50 pages again, i read them so fast.
Kate morton is a master at transporting you to another time and place and creating rich, layered, and believable characters. My favorite scene is the one in which young jimmy follows an even younger dorothy to the beach. Buy the ebook the secret keeper by kate morton online from australias leading online ebook store. Last november, we read the secret keeper by kate morton for book club. Listen to kate discuss her inspiration behind her new novel, the secret keeper, as well as talking about the research she undertook and her writing process. Kate morton tells us about her love of all things gothic and her new novel, the secret keeper for the past six years kate morton has been making tantalising secrets her business. The secret keeper a novel by kate morton pdf, epub, mobi free. Like there was something about a book that inspired dedication and a swelling desire to possess it.
The secret keeper by kate morton posted on october 19, 2012 by rosemary wolfe, nochargebookbunch although we may worry that someday we will become our mothers, their lives before we were born that young woman who still exists behind the aging eyes usually remains a mystery, no matter how well documented the family history. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the secret keeper. Free download or read online the lake house ebook pdf epub. The main characters of this historical, historical fiction story are laurel nicolson, dorothy smitham. When she was 16, laurel witnessed a violent crime involving her mother, dorothy. The man calls dorothy by name and dorothy stabs and kills him. Kate morton reveals her novel the secret keeper youtube. Kate mortons heartbreaking novel, the secret keeper, is a spellbinding story of mysteries and secrets, murder and enduring love, moving between the 1930s, the 1960s and the present. Free download or read online the lake house ebook pdf epub mp3 kate morton, from the new york times bestselling author of the secret keeper. It is a story of lovers, friends, dreamers, and schemers told in mortons signature style against a backdrop of events that changed the world. Pdf the secret keeper book by kate morton free download.
In 1961, laurel, a teenager sulking in a treehouse, sees her mother kill a man with a knife intended for her infant brothers birthday cake. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 484 pages and is available in hardcover format. Review of the secret keeper by kate morton the book stop. On the other hand, books of this genre just feel a little overdone to me. The secret keeper by kate morton overdrive rakuten overdrive. Amazing read and cant wait to read some of her other books. The house at riverton the shifting fog, the forgotten garden, the distant hours, the secret keeper, the lake house, and the clockmakers daughter. Buy a cheap copy of the secret keeper book by kate morton. In the past ive had some feelings about the way kate morton does her plots and sentences. The secret keeper by kate morton overdrive rakuten. Free download or read online the secret keeper pdf epub book.
Its a terrible thing, isnt it, the way we throw people away. The secret keeper is the first kate morton book ive read it wont be the last. The secret keeper is a wonderful mix of mystery and historical fiction and has more of a modern feel than most of her other novels, both in writing style and setting. Im not a big mystery reader, but i loved the story behind the. As 92yearold dorothy lays dying in a hospital, her daughter, laurel, recalls a shocking incident she witnessed as a teenager. The secret keeper by kate morton summary study guide. It is an unforgettable story of lovers and friends, deception and passion that is told. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
The secret keeper npr coverage of the secret keeper by kate morton. Shifting between the 1930s, the 1960s and the present, the secret keeper is a spellbinding story of mysteries and secrets, theatre and thievery, murder and enduring love. She is a native australian, holds degrees in dramatic art and english literature. My mom has been recommending kate morton to me for ages seriously.