The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton In a bucolic English summer at the end of the 1960s, a young girl witnesses a shocking crime. Fifty years later, she sets out to find out the truth, uncovering layers of mystery and deception. Moving from London during the Blitz to the present day, this is classic Kate Morton: a compulsively-readable, entrancing mystery with a long held secret to be uncovered at its heart. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 1961: On a sweltering summers day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree house, dreaming of a boy called Billy, a move to London, and the bright future she cant wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything.2011: Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past. Haunted by memories, and the mystery of what she saw that day, she returns to her family home and begins to piece together a secret history. A tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds - Dorothy, Vivien and Jimmy - who are brought together by chance in wartime London and whose lives become fiercely and fatefully entwined.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. Author Biography KATE MORTON grew up in the mountains of south-east Queensland and lives now with her husband and young sons in Brisbane. She has degrees in dramatic art and English literature, specialising in nineteenth-century tragedy and contemporary gothic novels. Kate Morton has sold over 10 million copies in 33 languages, across 38 countries. The Shifting Fog, published internationally as The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours, The Secret Keeper and The Lake Househave all been number one bestsellers around the world.You can find more information about Kate Morton and her books at katemorton.com or facebook.com/KateMortonAuthor. Prizes Winner of The Courier-Mail Peoples Choice Queensland Book of the Year 2013 (Australia) Winner of Book Design Awards 2013 (Australia) Winner of Best Designed Fiction Book 2013 (Australia) Winner of Australian Book Industry Awards 2013 (Australia) Winner of General Fiction Book of the Year 2013 (Australia) Winner of 61st APA Book Design Awards 2012 (Australia) Short-listed for Australian Book Industry Awards 2013 (Australia) Short-listed for Publisher Promotional Campaign of the Year 2013 (Australia) Long Description 1961: On a sweltering summers day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, sixteen-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree house, dreaming of a boy called Billy, a move to London, and the bright future she cant wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything. 2011: Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past. Haunted by memories, and the mystery of what she saw that day, she returns to her family home and begins to piece together a secret history. A tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds - Dorothy, Vivien and Jimmy - who are brought together by chance in wartime London and whose lives become fiercely and fatefully entwined. 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. Details ISBN1760291625 Author Kate Morton Pages 592 Publisher Allen & Unwin Year 2016 ISBN-10 1760291625 ISBN-13 9781760291624 Format Paperback Imprint Allen & Unwin Place of Publication Sydney Country of Publication Australia Affiliation Barrister DEWEY A823.00 Birth 1976 Publication Date 2016-09-28 Language English AU Release Date 2016-09-28 Audience General NZ Release Date 2016-09-27 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:98068243;

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