London: Pan Books. Very Good-. 2013. Reprint; Sixth Printing. Paperback. 129 X 38 X 195 millimeters . Some reading creases and shelf wear with slight split to base of spine and some cover peel, old dealer ink stamp to front endpaper, paper lightly edge toned. ; Sixth printing of Pan paperback edition, 2013. Nice tight copy, no names inside. Cover design uncredited with photos from various listed sources. Very heavy book and priced accordingly. ; 608 pages; 1961: On a sweltering summer's 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 the bright future she can't 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. .

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From the New York Times and #1 internationally bestselling author of The Distant Hours , The Forgotten Garden , and The House at Riverton , a spellbinding novel of family secrets, murder, and enduring love. During a picnic at her familyâÈçs farm in the English countryside, sixteen-year-old Laurel Nicolson witnesses a shocking crime, a crime that challenges everything she knows about her adored mother, Dorothy. Now, fifty years later, Laurel and her sisters are meeting at the farm to celebrate DorothyâÈçs ninetieth birthday. Realizing that this is her last chance to discover the truth about that long-ago day, Laurel searches for answers that can only be found in DorothyâÈçs past. Clue by clue, she traces a secret history of three strangers from vastly different worlds thrown together in war-torn LondonâÈ'Dorothy, Vivien, and JimmyâÈ'whose lives are forever after entwined. A gripping story of deception and passion, The Secret Keeper will keep you enthralled to the last page.

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Bookseller: Books in Bulgaria (BG)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 36507
Title: The Secret Keeper
Author: Morton, Kate
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good-
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: Reprint; Sixth Printing
ISBN 10: 0330477595
ISBN 13: 9780330477598
Publisher: Pan Books
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 2013
Keywords: 129 X 38 X 195 millimeters
Bookseller catalogs: Fireside Reads;

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