A secret kept book tatiana

Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read a secret kept. 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. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Since 1992, tatiana has published eight novels in france. She published a secret kept in 2009, rose in 2011, and the house i loved in 2012. Erica bauermeister, bestselling author of the school of essential ingredients. 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. A secret kept is about antoine rey and his sister, melanie, and their discovery of a deep family secret. Sarahs key, her first novel written in english, sold over 400,000 copies worldwide.

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. It all began with a simple seaside vacation, a brother and sister recapturing their childhood. Parisian architect antoine rey and his sister, melanie. Published in 2009 by st martins press, the book tells the story of a simple seaside vacation which. In 2009 the book was adapted into french cinema, under the same title by serge joncour, with kristin scott thomas as julia. Apr, 2011 author of international bestseller sarahs key talks about her stunning new novel a secret kept for aol lifestyle. 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. 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. Her novels also include a secret kept and the house i loved. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. This stunning new novel from the author of the acclaimed new. I would like to believe that if my expectations were not set so high i would have enjoyed this book. 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. Tatiana works as a journalist for french elle and is literary critic for psychologies magazine and the journal du dimanche.

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. 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. I would like to believe that if my expectations were not set so high i would have enjoyed this book more. The secret causes them, mostly antoine, to reconsider his life and reevaluate his current family.