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The Secrets We Keep

By: Kate Hewitt
Narrated by: Katherine Fenton
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Publisher's summary

When Tessa arrives at the little house by the lake with her two children, it is an escape. The rental house may be a bit small – but it’s theirs for the summer. A place to hide…

However, their isolation is disrupted by the family from the big house next door. Three children and their glamorous mother Rebecca – who seems determined to invite Tessa into their lives.

Rebecca, however, is harboring a dark secret. And when it becomes too much for her to bear, Tessa seems to be the only person she can turn to.

But as powerful bonds form between the two families, choices will be made that can never be undone. And as the summer comes to an end, nothing can keep everyone safe. And one family will pay the ultimate price…

A gripping, powerful emotional page turner with a heartbreaking twist, for fans of Jodi Picoult, Emily Bleeker and Diane Chamberlain.

©2018 Kate Hewitt (P)2018 Bookouture

Critic reviews

"Heart-wrenching and captivating…as good as anything Jodi Picoult and Diane Chamberlain have ever written." (Bookish Jottings)

"A highly recommended read, just keep your tissues close by – you’re going to need them!" (Stardust Book Reviews)

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Such droning on of whiny drama.

If you want to hear two women complaining for hours on end this would be the book for you. It was awful.

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Disappointing

The story was line was headed in a good direction, but when the Zoe and Catherine went to the hospital it felt like the situation was rushed and unrealistic. It was not the outcome I expected, which is good in a way, but the way it got there and the final resolution was not realistic at all. Very sad ending!

Also on chapter 35 when Rebecca asks Tessa how Catherine was doing while in the hospital, we learn about her lungs condition, which was precipitated by the author being that Tessa had not actually learned about that. (This was a mistake on the book)

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couldn't put it down.

the narrator was phenomenal. It wasn't a voice that you got tired of listening to. The emotion included was spot-on.

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Awful. Boring. Made pandemic isolating so much worse!

I don’t normally do reviews & never negatively,but this was long and never attempts to be anything more than mundane rambling followed by a needless tragedy I suppose to have something to say. It’s just plain awful. Waste of money. So very sorry I purchased it.

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Trigger warning needed

This book needed a trigger warning and it was very depressing. I’m sorry I invested my time for such a disappointing outcome.

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Too much for me

It was written well, but definitely not the outcome I was expecting. Had hoped for a more positive resolution.

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I was addicted!

Such a vulnerable book, raw and had me invested early on!! I felt every emotion through this book!

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Pointlessly heartbreaking

I did not like this story. In some ways maybe it’s too close to home, but how discouraging that it just all is for nothing. I kept looking for these people to have some greater purpose, but they just remain mundane…. This one was not for me.

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Great story!

I think this is a well written story. The character’s issues are deeper than I thought they would be.

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Excellent really made you think about life issues.

Excellent really made you think about life issues. good from beginning to end. excellent narrator

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