Secrets Never Told: A Novel

Rochelle Alers

Jun 2010 · Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

A woman faces secrets that will forever alter her vision of her family, her marriage, and herself in this dramatic novel by a national bestselling author.

In one night, Morgana Johnson-Wells takes two hard hits: first, news that her mother has died, then evidence that her husband is having an affair. Fleeing Baltimore to tend to her mother’s estate in Salvation, Georgia, Morgana finds comfort in the company of her Uncle Julian and in the diaries her mother left hidden in the attic.

Shocked by her mother’s most private thoughts and confused about both her illusions of her own childhood and the fate of her marriage, Morgana is drawn to local artist Erick Wilson, with whom she shares the kind of intimacy she and her husband have lost along the way. The connection grows deep, and by the time all of her mother’s secrets are revealed, Morgana has a few secrets of her own . . . secrets of the heart, mind, and body that need never be told.

Ratings and reviews

While listening to this book on audio, I experienced so many differerent characters and personalities. This drama, covered severl decades. As it starts off with a shocker, the story unfolds revealing the many sins and vices we as humans learn to accept and hide while attempting to get through this life. These secrets we learn to carry from day to day without reservation in an effort to prevent others from knowing the reality of our lives. The drama contains Betrayal, Romance, Secrets, Politics, Witch-craft, Forgiveness and Self Revelation. Great writing again by Rochelle Alers.

Great read....but I was a little disappointed that Rochelle Alers did not bring Morgana and Julian together as a " real family" at the end.

I loved this book. She kept me involved until the very end. Wow She is such a great writer.

About the author

Hailed by readers and booksellers alike as one of the most popular African American authors of women's fiction, Ms. Alers is a regular on bestsellers list, and has been a recipient of numerous awards, including the Vivian Stephens Award for Excellence in Romance Writing and a Zora Neale Hurston Literary Award.