A cleverly crafted book

This is a very gripping tale of three women and keeps your attention all the way through , with a great ending. It flits from 1941 to the 1950s to 2011 to unfold a gripping story.

Unfortunately the narrator seems to have trouble with getting her accents right for the characters, who variously seem to slip into Geordie, welsh and cockney , with a splash of Australian accent thrown in. Apart from this, which somewhat spoiled my listening and made the story a little confusing, this is a great book that I found hard to stop listening to, and I am now going to listen to more of this author's books .

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Intriguing saga

A great story beautifully written.
I’m afraid, though, the narration was so inconsistent. The sample gave no indication of this. Changing voice & accent to represent different characters wasn’t very successful I’m sad to say. It did make listening quite frustrating in parts.... if the saga hadn’t been so very intriguing I think I’d have turned off.

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Another brilliant Morton, ravaged by bad narratio.

This is the third KM book I've listened to, narrated by Caroline Lee. As with the others, the story is beautifully written and each character carefully crafted. Morton has a particular knack with historical drama and I have no doubt that if I were reading the paper version, I'd be immobile in my chair until it was completed.

Again, as with The Lake House and The Forgotten Garden, the story is let down by what, in this case is the worst narration I've ever heard.
Lee's random attempts at what seem to be various mashups of every regional English accent serve only to confuse and annoy. Londoners are all given a weird mixture of what sounds like Irish, Cornish and geordie, and for some odd reason, Lee continues this weird accent while narrating, not only when voicing the characters. I wish she'd just stick with her own Aussie accent.
I had known this was likely to be the case, as I've heard other KM books narrated by Lee, but I took a chance because the books are so good.
It would have been so much better if narrated by someone, anyone else.

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A gentle story, with bad narration.

Would you try another book written by Kate Morton or narrated by Caroline Lee?

No

What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)

a pleasant surprise to have a twist in the end after plodding through hours of mediocracy

Would you be willing to try another one of Caroline Lee’s performances?

No

Could you see The Secret Keeper being made into a movie or a TV series? Who would the stars be?

No

Any additional comments?

I really enjoy high paced thrillers with lots of twists and turns, - this was not one of those. the story plodded along quietly, though did end with a clever twist, - so I was glad I held out until the end.I have no idea what accent Caroline Lee was aiming for- I couldn't identify it right to the end, and she couldn't keep it going throughout the dialogue. That's the big disadvantage with audible books (which I LOVE) a good story can be ruined by the narration.

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Another tangled web, beautifully woven

Would you consider the audio edition of The Secret Keeper to be better than the print version?

It is when doing the ironing or going to sleep

What other book might you compare The Secret Keeper to, and why?

It is similar in style to all her other books. I wouldn't compare them to any other writer, because i have yet to find another writer who does this so well. Ms Morton leads us back and forth through time, weaving wonderful family histories and mysteries, revealing tiny nuggets along the way, drawing you in, feeding you misinformation and making you question the family mythologies you were brought up with and believed to be true.

What about Caroline Lee’s performance did you like?

She was okay, although her accents were definitely a bit dubious.

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

It intrigued me.

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Loved it

Another fabulous book from Kate Morton and read beautifully by Caroline Lee as always. Didn't want it to end.

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Excellent

Gripping. Great twist. Narrator very good. A clever story that takes you back and forth keeping you in suspense.

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Gripping to the end

Loved every page. Great storyline and kept you thinking and guessing right to the end.

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Interesting story idea

Where does The Secret Keeper rank among all the audiobooks you’ve listened to so far?

This is a good book worth listening to as it has many story twists and it comes quite high on my favourite listens list

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Secret Keeper?

The ending of the story is not what you expect from the start, and the family dynamics are really interesting

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Amazing story let down by narration at times.

Such a fantastic book. Incredibly in depth historically and of the characters. Lots of wonderful twists and turns. I like to listen to audio books I've read in the past so I know I will enjoy the story, that is what kept me with this audio version. For large chunks the narration is near faultless however this is massively inconsistent. I don't want to go in to more detail, as not wanting to be harsh, but fair to say the inconsistencies of narration are very distracting and off putting. A truly wonderful book; now having read and listened to it, the twists and turns are incredible, with wonderful narration for most of the "modern day" sections.

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