The Secret Keeper
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The Secret Keeper
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Narrated by:
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Caroline Lee
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By:
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Kate Morton
About this listen
England, 1959: Laurel Nicolson is 16 years old, dreaming alone in her childhood tree house during a family celebration at their home, Green Acres Farm. She spies a stranger coming up the long road to the farm and then observes her mother, Dorothy, speaking to him. And then she witnesses a crime.
Fifty years later, Laurel is a successful and well-regarded actress, living in London. She returns to Green Acres for Dorothy’s 90th birthday and finds herself overwhelmed by memories and questions she has not thought about for decades. She decides to find out the truth about the events of that summer day and lay to rest her own feelings of guilt. One photograph, of her mother and a woman Laurel has never met, called Vivian, is her first clue.
The Secret Keeper explores longings and dreams, the lengths some people go to fulfill them, and the strange consequences they sometimes have. It is a story of lovers, friends, dreamers and schemers, play-acting and, deception told against a backdrop of events that changed the world.
©2012 Kate Morton (P)2012 Bolinda Publishing Pty LtdListeners also enjoyed...
Would you try another book written by Kate Morton or narrated by Caroline Lee?
Having enjoyed reading other books by the author I was looking forward to listening to this one. How disappointed I am.What did you like best about this story?
The story itself, while a little slow, got me in the end, but the narration is absolutely dreadful. Why oh why was did Audible allow publication of such a narration. At first I thought I had missed something in the story, but no. Some bizarre and fluctuating accents were introduced and removed any hint of my ability to listen to the actual story. If the narrator had just read it in their own voice it would have been fine. Listeners can cope with that.Any additional comments?
I really don't know if I can fight my way to the end of this book, considering it should be a pleasure not a chore, but it would be good to know what happens in the end. Perhaps I shall have to just read it myself.Why?!
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Would you recommend this book to a friend? Why or why not?
Would recommend Kate Morton's other books but not this one, it's ok but a bit disappointing compared to others.Would you recommend The Secret Keeper to your friends? Why or why not?
No. Reason as above.Did Caroline Lee do a good job differentiating each of the characters? How?
Yes, the voices and accents good.Do you think The Secret Keeper needs a follow-up book? Why or why not?
No it's a story compact within itself.Any additional comments?
The Forgotten Garden, House at Riverton and Distant Hours better.Liked it but not my favourite of Kate Morton's.
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I’m afraid, though, the narration was so inconsistent. The sample gave no indication of this. Changing voice & accent to represent different characters wasn’t very successful I’m sad to say. It did make listening quite frustrating in parts.... if the saga hadn’t been so very intriguing I think I’d have turned off.
Intriguing saga
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A good yarn
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Thank you. I listen to a lot of audio books and this really was the best I’ve heard for a long time.
Wow wow wow!!
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