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A Keeper: The Sunday Times Bestseller

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It is not tense or a thriller by any means, but it does hold a great deal of dark mystery and sadness. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. It is a mesmerizing read and so unexpected ,had no idea what would happen and it was all alarming and upsetting and yet i could not put it down. After enjoying the TV drama, “holding,” based on Graham Norton’s first book, I was pleased to discover his writing has continued. By using the Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms and Conditions.

Elizabeth thinks she knows her mother inside out, but her confidence in this takes a huge knock when she discovers a pile of ribbon wrapped letters in the back of Patricia's wardrobe. This compelling new novel confirms Graham Norton's status as a fresh, literary voice, bringing his clear-eyed understanding of human nature and its darkest flaws. While staying at her mother's home, Elizabeth is informed there's a codicil to her mother's will and also finds letters from her father that he wrote to her mother almost 40 years ago. There was a creepy ‘Rebecca’ feel to Patricia’s sections, the isolated house perched alongside a ruined castle on the wild coast – Ireland, not Cornwall, but still – a strange man, a crazed old woman, and secrets galore! The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.We then begin to discover something of the life of Patricia, Elizabeth’s mother, partly through a bunch of letters but also as a witness to incidents in Patricia’s life. Patricia is a bit lonely and when her friend pushes her to put an ad in a farmer's magazine she ends up starting correspondence with a man named Edward Foley. The snarky ex-husband didn't go over well either and actually just disappeared out of the end of the story, never to be heard from again. You will be surprised at many points, and you will carry on reading because you want to know what happened as much as Elizabeth does. I've read a previous book by Graham Norton, - 'Holding' - and enjoyed it, which is why I wanted to pick this one up too.

Elizabeth is left reeling as she delves in her mother's life, her unsettling romance with her father, Edward Foley, a farmer living in a remote area by the sea. The morning after arriving at her mother's home, she discovers letters from an Edward Foley hidden in the armoire; could this be her father?As she clears out her mother’s personal effects, she discovers a bundle of letters that appear to be from the father she has never known. The next chapter is the "Now" and we meet a young single mom who has just learned her mom has passed. I just think that there were too many things happening and that Norton didn't make sure that both POVs worked well. years earlier, a young woman stumbles from a remote stone house, the night quiet but for the tireless wind that circles her as she hurries further into the darkness away from the cliffs and the sea. I had a couple of “eye roll” moments with this book, and I noticed several detail oversights, but this was an excellent read for me.

This is a hugely compelling family drama, of mothers whose children are everything, and of the darkness, heartbreak, intrigue, mental health issues and secrets that bubble within the facade of families, past and present. It is also such a warm and moving book - i can only recommend the author and will immediately be looking for other books that he published. ANDREW O'HAGANFrom the bestselling author of Holding comes a masterly tale of secrets and ill-fated loves set on the coast of Ireland. My only complaint is that Graham Norton's diction is not always perfect, and at times he reads too fast. Overall, I liked the story and the plot and felt it was fairly well written, although it did bring to mind shades of "Wuthering Heights" meets "Jane Eyre" meets "Rebecca".It's a bit of a roller coaster of discoveries and reveals, balancing between darkness and kindness all the way.

I cannot say much here it would ruin the story ,very sad thread in it and a desperate act that tore lives apart.A few of the characters Elizabeth talks to regarding her mother and family history are really kind of jerks. It is here that the story gets a firmer foothole and we, as readers, will come to see what Graham Norton has in mind for us. This is a fabulous little book and I read it from start to finish in one sitting wanting to know more. The side characters - I could have done with more information on the family feud with Elizabeth, her aunt, uncle, and cousin.

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