Title: The Secrets She Keeps
Expected
publication: 11 July 2017
My
Rating:🌟🌟🌟🌟1/2
Book Description:
Two pregnant women are counting down the days until their
babies are born. They may be of similar age, but their lives could not be more
different. Meghan, already a mother of two small children, seems to have it
all: a successful husband, a big house, a comfortable life as stay-at-home mum
and regular latte’ dates with her equally privileged friends. This pregnancy is
their “oops” baby, the one they never planned on having. Then there is Agatha,
who has a lowly paid job in a supermarket, and whose childhood trauma and
failed marriage are still overshadowing her joy of finally becoming a mother. This
pregnancy is her salvation, the answer to all her prayers, the baby she has
longed for forever and the one she never thought she would be able to have. When
these two women’s worlds collide, their lives will change in ways neither of
them could have predicted ...
My musings:
I first discovered Michael Robotham through his Joe O’Loughlin series, and he soon made his way onto my favourite author’s list. I
have since learned to look out for new books by the author, knowing that they
would guarantee a cracking good read! I admit I did a happy dance around the
house when I heard that I had been granted an ARC of his latest book, The
Secrets She Keeps.
I am happy to say that The Secrets She Keeps is every bit as
good as all the other books by the author. Before reading it, I may have
thought that featuring two pregnant woman protagonists is a strange choice for
a male author, but I need not have worried, because Robotham always knows how to
get into the hearts and heads of his characters and reveal their deepest,
darkest thoughts and feelings. When your heart aches even for the “bad guy” in
the story, you know the author has done a great job in forging a connection
between his characters and the reader. It truly is a rare art to be able to
make the reader empathise with each and every character of the story, which is
the one thing I loved most about this wonderful read. Now there is a REAL
psychological thriller – character driven, disturbing and intense. Told in
alternating viewpoints by Meghan and Agatha, the story unfolds in all its
creepy, chilling and nail-biting glory, laying both of these women’s souls bare
for everyone to see.
This may be a very brief review, as I do not want to give
anything away about the story, or the characters. The Secrets She Keeps is one
book you should go into blindly, let the story highjack your heart and your
brain and take you on its journey. Do not despair if you think you have figured
out the “secret” early on, because this is not what drives this book – it’s
about what follows, how it ends, and how it gets there. And what a journey it
was! I could not put the book down until I had reached its inevitable finale. Emerging
somewhat stunned and bleary-eyed from a late night read-a-thon I know I will
have a massive book hangover today!
Summary:
The Secrets She Keeps is a tense, chilling and disturbing
psychological thriller about secrets, obsession and the longing for the
“perfect life” from a master of the genre. Very highly recommended!
Quotes:
She says I should reach out and build bridges, but I think certain bridges are meant to burn and it's a shame some people can't be on them when it happens.
That's the difference between children and adults - children don't put as much energy into being sad.
A massive thank
you to Netgalley and Hachette Australia for the free ARC of this novel and
for giving me the opportunity to provide an honest review.
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