I've never ever read a book with this whole 1900s Affluent Family Secret theme and I never thought I would because I mean that just seems silly. But, this book was one I grabbed on the same shopping trip where I picked up The Alchemyst. I was searching for something new, genres and authors I had never read before. And of course, appealing cover artwork! Who would have thought I would get so lucky and love this book? I could see how the genre could get tiring but this being my first experience with it I was thrilled!
The story starts out similar to Titanic in my opinion. Old woman relfecting on a secret from her past that she never shared. She is dying and decides to share her story via tape recorder and leave them for her grandson. From there the plot just grows and grows and so many different stories are woven in and so much depth is created. She is a servant girl who witnessed something terrible in her youth. A secret that she kept her whole life. And at the end, when you find out, its incredible. I was shocked, haunted, shaken, distressed, alarmed, gosh I can't even find the right word! Even after I put the book down I was in a mood from the book. What the character went through, how devastating, how horrible, how sad and terrible. It really made you feel.
I would definitely, definitely recommend this book AND I would give it a 5/5 stars. Great, great book. Different, exciting, sad, memorable and really moving. I cannot WAIT to read more Kate Morton.
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