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The Secret Keeper
Morton, Kate

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A daughter refuses to let her mother take a grim secret to the grave.In 1961, Laurel, a teenager sulking in a treehouse, sees her mother kill a man with a knife intended for her infant brother’s birthday cake. During the ensuing investigation, the police question Laurel, who leaves out a crucial detail. Just before her mother stabbed him, the man had said, “Hello, Dorothy. It’s been a long time.” Dorothy is cleared—the man is presumed to be a wanted pervert whom she killed in self-defense, and the Nicholson family life goes on as before, with Dorothy, husband Stephen and their five children enjoying life in their bucolic farmhouse. An early flashback reveals that Dorothy may have had a shady past, which induced her to flee London in 1941, at the urging of her friend Vivien, who was subsequently killed in the Blitz. In 2011, Dorothy is close to death. Laurel, now a famous actress in her 60s, embarks on a quest to learn the truth about the homicide. First, she learns that her mother’s victim, Henry Jenkins, had once been a prominent writer who fell from grace. Flashbacks from Dorothy’s POV and Laurel’s research reveal that during the war, Dorothy, whose family was killed by German bombs, attempts to befriend her fellow war-work volunteer, the somewhat aloof Vivien, an heiress who was also orphaned when a car crash claimed her parents and siblings in Australia. But Vivien is married to the controlling, jealousy-prone Jenkins, an author who’s also involved in intelligence work for the government. When Vivien inexplicably insults her, Dorothy assumes that slander from Vivien also caused Lady Gwendolyn, Dorothy’s late employer, to deny her a hoped-for inheritance. Together with her fiance, the talented and sensitive photographer Jimmy, Dorothy plots revenge in the form of blackmail, threatening to give Jenkins evidence of Vivien’s infidelity. Despite some improbable developments, the suspense mounts throughout, culminating in a shocking twist.Morton’s finesse with family secrets increases with each novel.

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Others books by Morton, Kate
There are 8 ebooks by this Author
Morton, Kate - El cumpleaños secreto - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
El cumpleaños secreto es un relato fascinante de misterios y secretos, teatro y farsa, de un asesinato y de un amor imperecedero.1959: En un caluroso día de verano, mientras su familia se va de picnic al arroyo de su granja en (More) Suffolk, la adolescente Laurel se esconde en la casa del árbol de su infancia, fantaseando con un muchacho llamado Billy, una huida a Londres y un futuro grandioso que aguarda con impaciencia. Sin embargo, antes de que esa tarde idílica toque a su fin, Laurel presenciará un crimen aterrador que lo cambiará todo.2011: Siendo ya una actriz célebre, Laurel se ve abrumada por las sombras de su pasado. Acechada por los recuerdos y el misterio de lo que vio ese día, vuelve al hogar familiar y comienza a desenmarañar cada rincón de su memoria en busca de aquella historia. Una historia de tres desconocidos procedentes de mundos muy diferentes —Dorothy, Vivien y Jimmy— que coinciden en el Londres de los años de la Segunda Guerra Mundial y cuyas vidas quedarán unidas de forma funesta e inexorable.
Morton, Kate - La casa de Riverton - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
Verano de 1924. Durante una rutilante fiesta de la alta sociedad en Riverton Manor, una preciosa mansión a orillas de un lago, un joven y prometedor poeta se quita la vida. Las únicas testigos de ese dramático hecho, las hermanas (More) Hannah y Emmeline Hartford, no se volverán a hablar nunca más.Invierno de 1999. Grace Bradley, una anciana de noventa y ocho años que otrora fuera doncella en Riverton Manor recibe la visita de una joven directora de cine que está rodando una película sobre el suicido del poeta. Esa visita convoca los fantasmas del pasado, recuerdos que durante décadas Grace había relegado a lo más profundo de su mente, incapaz de enfrentarse a ellos.Kate Morton retrata en La casa de Riverton los últimos esplendores de la aristocracia inglesa, un mundo de convenciones y secretos atravesado por vehementes pasiones y terribles desengaños.
Morton, Kate - The Lake House - Language: English, Novel - Format: ePub
The Lake House by Kate Morton is the mysterious and enchanting fifth novel from the number one bestselling author of The House at Riverton and The Secret Keeper. June 1933, and the Edevane family's country house, Loeanneth, is (More) polished and gleaming, ready for the much-anticipated Midsummer Eve party. Alice Edevane, sixteen years old and a budding writer, is especially excited. Not only has she worked out the perfect twist for her novel, she's also fallen helplessly in love with someone she shouldn't. But by the time midnight strikes and fireworks light up the night skies, the Edevane family will have suffered a loss so great that they leave Loeanneth forever. Seventy years later, after a particularly troubling case, Sadie Sparrow is sent on an enforced break from her job with the Metropolitan Police. She retreats to her beloved grandfather's cottage in Cornwall but soon finds herself at a loose end. Until one day, Sadie stumbles upon an abandoned house surrounded by overgrown gardens and dense woods, and learns the story of a baby boy who disappeared without a trace. Meanwhile, in the attic writing room of her elegant Hampstead home, the formidable Alice Edevane, now an old lady, leads a life as neatly plotted as the bestselling detective novels she writes. Until a young police detective starts asking questions about her family's past, seeking to resurrect the complex tangle of secrets Alice has spent her life trying to escape...
Morton, Kate - El último adiós - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
Los padres del pequeño Theo nunca olvidarán la noche de 1933 en que tuvo lugar la Fiesta de Verano. Esa fatídica noche desapareció el niño sin dejar ni rastro, mientras se encontraban celebrando la fiesta en una elegante casa de (More) campo inglesa. De lo ocurrido no se pudo averiguar nada, a pesar de los grandes esfuerzos que realizó la policía al respecto. La familia de Theo, destrozada tras la tragedia y consumida por la incertidumbre, decide dejarlo todo atrás, abandonar su hogar y comenzar una nueva vida en Londres para no volver jamás. Setenta años más tarde la inspectora de la policía londinense Sadie Sparrow, que está pasando unos días en la casa de campo de su abuelo en Cornualles, se topa inesperadamente durante uno de sus paseos por el bosque con una casa abandonada que llama su atención. La curiosidad provoca que mire por una ventana, mientras en su interior se desata la extraña intuición de que algún hecho terrible sucedió en esta casa. Sadie indagará sobre el enigma que se esconde en ella y tirando del hilo irá desvelando los secretos de una historia familiar compleja, misteriosa y apasionante.
Morton, Kate - The Secret Keeper - Language: English, Novel - Format: ePub
A daughter refuses to let her mother take a grim secret to the grave.In 1961, Laurel, a teenager sulking in a treehouse, sees her mother kill a man with a knife intended for her infant brother’s birthday cake. During the ensuing (More) investigation, the police question Laurel, who leaves out a crucial detail. Just before her mother stabbed him, the man had said, “Hello, Dorothy. It’s been a long time.” Dorothy is cleared—the man is presumed to be a wanted pervert whom she killed in self-defense, and the Nicholson family life goes on as before, with Dorothy, husband Stephen and their five children enjoying life in their bucolic farmhouse. An early flashback reveals that Dorothy may have had a shady past, which induced her to flee London in 1941, at the urging of her friend Vivien, who was subsequently killed in the Blitz. In 2011, Dorothy is close to death. Laurel, now a famous actress in her 60s, embarks on a quest to learn the truth about the homicide. First, she learns that her mother’s victim, Henry Jenkins, had once been a prominent writer who fell from grace. Flashbacks from Dorothy’s POV and Laurel’s research reveal that during the war, Dorothy, whose family was killed by German bombs, attempts to befriend her fellow war-work volunteer, the somewhat aloof Vivien, an heiress who was also orphaned when a car crash claimed her parents and siblings in Australia. But Vivien is married to the controlling, jealousy-prone Jenkins, an author who’s also involved in intelligence work for the government. When Vivien inexplicably insults her, Dorothy assumes that slander from Vivien also caused Lady Gwendolyn, Dorothy’s late employer, to deny her a hoped-for inheritance. Together with her fiance, the talented and sensitive photographer Jimmy, Dorothy plots revenge in the form of blackmail, threatening to give Jenkins evidence of Vivien’s infidelity. Despite some improbable developments, the suspense mounts throughout, culminating in a shocking twist.Morton’s finesse with family secrets increases with each novel.
Morton, Kate - Las horas distantes - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
Morton sigue la tradición literaria inglesa, considerada por muchos un exponente actual de la novela victoriana, en la que se inspira. De hecho, se han señalado similitudes con autores como Dickens, Janes Austen y las hermanas (More) Brönte. Una carta perdida durante muchos años llega por correo y Edie Burchill se encuentra viajando a Milderhurst Castle, una mansión inglesa en la que viven las hermanas solteras Blythe y en la que se alojó su madre durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando era una niña de trece años. Las hermanas Blythe mayores son gemelas y se han pasado gran parte de su vida cuidando de su hermana pequeña, Juniper, que no volvió a ser la misma desde que su prometido la abandonó en 1941. En el interior del ruinoso castillo, Edie comienza a desenmarañar el pasado de su madre. Pero las piedras de Milderhurst esconden otros secretos, y Edie está a punto de descubrir más de lo que esperaba. La verdad de lo que ocurrió en las horas distantes del pasado lleva mucho tiempo a la espera de que alguien la descubra. Morton una vez más cautiva a los lectores con una historia muy atmosférica que cuenta con unos personajes inolvidables acuciados por el amor y las circunstancias y obsesionados por los recuerdo.
Morton, Kate - El jardín olvidado - Language: Spanish, Novel - Format: ePub
En vísperas de la Primera Guerra Mundial, una niña es abandonada en un barco con destino a Australia. Una misteriosa mujer llamada la Autora ha prometido cuidar de ella, pero la Autora desaparece sin dejar rastro… Un terrible (More) secreto sale a la luz… En la noche de su veintiún cumpleaños, Nell O’Connor descubre que es adoptada, lo que cambiará su vida para siempre. Décadas más tarde, se embarca en la búsqueda de la verdad de sus antepasados que la lleva a la ventosa costa de Cornualles. Una misteriosa herencia que llega en el siglo XXI… A la muerte de Nell, su nieta Casandra recibe una inesperada herencia: una cabaña y su olvidado jardín en las tierras de Cornualles que es conocido por la gente por los secretos que estos esconden. Aquí es donde Casandra descubrirá finalmente la verdad sobre la familia y resolverá el misterio, que se remonta un siglo, de una niña desaparecida.
Morton, Kate - The Distant Hours - Language: English, Novel - Format: ePub
The Distant Hours is the third novel by Australian author Kate Morton. The book begins with arrival of a letter, sent during the Second World War, to a small house on Central London in 1992. Edith Burchill (Edie), a young woman (More) working as an editor in a small family-run publishing firm, is visiting her mother Meredith when the letter arrives. Their relationship has never been close, and Edie is shocked by her mother's emotional reaction. She explains that has a child she was evacuated to Kent during the war. She was taken in by three sisters who lived in their grand, ancestral home of Milderhurst Castle. Some months later, Edie is driving back from meeting a client and finds herself in the village of Milderhurst. She is immediately entranced by the castle, and remembers having been brought to the gates by her mother when she was very young. She discovers that Milderhurst Castle was the home of the author of her favourite childhood book, "The True History of the Mud Man", and that his youngest daughter was driven mad by being abandoned by her fiancé. She impulsively decides to stay the night and go for a tour of the castle the next day, led by one of the sisters.
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