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A woman who saw a murder as a girl tries to understand it decades later
2012Steady paceMelancholic
What it is about
In 1961, sixteen-year-old Laurel sees her mother kill a stranger. Fifty years later, as her mother is dying, Laurel tries to find out the truth. The story moves between the Blitz and the present.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who like historical mysteries.
What you will get
A bestselling Kate Morton novel.
The Secret Keeper Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Historical Fiction · Secrets · World War II · Family
Length
484 pages · ≈ 14 h
More about this book
Characters
Laurel Nicolson and her mother Dorothy.
Setting
England in 1941 and 2011.
What makes it different
A mystery about a mother’s past.
Feel
Atmospheric and twisty.
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