A secret kept book tatiana

Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. This stunning new novel from the author of the acclaimed new york times bestseller sarahs key plumbs the depths of. A secret kept is about antoine rey and his sister, melanie, and their discovery of a deep family secret. Tatiana works as a journalist for french elle and is literary critic for psychologies magazine and the journal du dimanche. Published in 2009 by st martins press, the book tells the story of a simple seaside vacation which results in a brother and sister questioning everything theyve ever known about their family. This stunning new novel from the author of the acclaimed new. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a secret kept. Her novels also include a secret kept and the house i loved. The authors premise of an accident in which a sister is nearly killed is enticing but i. The secret causes them, mostly antoine, to reconsider his life and reevaluate his current family. This stunning new novel from the author of the acclaimed new york times bestseller sarahs key plumbs the depths of complex family relationships and the power of a past secret to change everything in the present. Parisian architect antoine rey and his sister, melanie.

This book was very disappointing to me, as i expected a book similar to this authors book entitled sarahs key, which was most absorbing with a very good plot. By turns thrilling, seductive and destructive, with a lingering effect that is bittersweet and redeeming, a secret kept is the story of a modern family, the invisible ties that hold it together, and the impact it has throughout life. While simon vance narrates this book extraordinarily well, it is insufficient to save this story from droning on about the french bourgeois, the french middle class, and subsequent ennui. Sarahs key, her first novel written in english, sold over 400,000 copies worldwide.

A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Apr, 2011 author of international bestseller sarahs key talks about her stunning new novel a secret kept for aol lifestyle. Erica bauermeister, bestselling author of the school of essential ingredients. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. A secret kept in my opinion was a waste of my time, the plot was weak, and having been written in the first person,the character of the brother appeared to be rather weak and wimpy, who. The authors premise of an accident in which a sister is nearly killed is enticing but i think the real secret kept, is why should the reader care. A secret kept is a beautiful and haunting exploration of wanting and not wanting to understand ones past, of learning to see parents as individuals, whether the parents in question are our own or ourselves. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. In 2009 the book was adapted into french cinema, under the same title by serge joncour, with kristin scott thomas as julia. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers.

I would like to believe that if my expectations were not set so high i would have enjoyed this book more. It all began with a simple seaside vacation, a brother and sister recapturing their childhood. She published a secret kept in 2009, rose in 2011, and the house i loved in 2012. Author of international bestseller sarahs key talks about her stunning new novel a secret kept for aol lifestyle. Since 1992, tatiana has published eight novels in france. Rather than the focus being on the mothers secret, i felt like the book was a character study of the narrator, antoine, who seemed like a plodding, methodical man and that is exactly how the book flowed for. When melanie, antoines sister, turns forty, he decides to treat her by taking her to the island where their family their parents and grandparents used to vacation.