The Secrets She Keeps: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.43 (664 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1501170317 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 384 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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With its interestingly imperfect characters and escalating sense of urgency, this novel will keep you reading as fast as you can.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review“An emotionally charged domestic thrillerRobotham’s narrative is intimate and insightful. Add Michael Robotham's clean prose and whipcrack pacing. Brilliantly rendered characters, relentless tension, and numerous plot twists make this a winner.” —Publishers Weekly“Two terrific female char
In the bestselling tradition of The Girl on the Train and In a Dark, Dark Wood, from the internationally bestselling author whom Stephen King called “an absolute master” of the psychological thriller, comes a riveting suspense novel about the unlikely friendship between two pregnant women that asks: how far would you go to create the perfect family?Agatha is pregnant and works part-time stocking shelves at a grocery store in a ritzy London suburb, counting down the days until her baby is due. Meghan has it all: two perfect children, a handsome husband, a happy marriage, a stylish group of friends, and she writes perfectly droll confessional posts on her popular parenting blog—posts that Agatha reads with devotion each night as she waits for her absent boyfriend, the father of her baby, to maybe return her calls. As the hours of her shifts creep by in increasing discomfort, the one thing she looks forward to at work is catching a glimpse of Meghan, the effortlessly chic customer whose elegant lifestyle dazzles her. When Agatha learns that Meghan is pregnant again, and that their due dates fall within the same month, she finally musters up the courage to speak to her, thrilled that they now have the ordeal of childbearing in common. Little does Meghan know that the mundane exchange she has with a grocery store employee during a hurried afternoon shop
Be Prepared to Stay Up Very Late With this Book!! Don't make the mistake of starting this book if you have other obligations to take care of in your life!! You won't be able to put The Secrets She Keeps down! For me, it got off to a rather slow start - then it kicked into high gear and I held on for the whole ride!! This is not great literature, folks - it is wha. "Five Stars" according to Mary S.. Michael Robotham always delivers an exciting story!. "A perfect summer read that you won't want to put down" according to Judy. Loved this book - couldnt put it down. A must read for summer.
He has also twice been shortlisted for the CWA UK Steel Dagger in 2007 for The Night Ferry and 2008 with Shatter. Michael has twice won a Ned Kelly Award for Australia's best crime novel for Lost in 2015 and Shatter in 2008. . He lives in Sydney with his wife and three daughters. Michael Robotham is a former investigative journalist whose psychological thrillers have been