The Secret Keeper

Kate Morton

Oct 2023 · Bolinda · Narrated by Kathryn Drysdale

About this audiobook

1961. On a sweltering summer’s day, while her family picnics by the stream on their Suffolk farm, 16-year-old Laurel hides out in her childhood tree house, dreaming of the bright future she can’t wait to seize. But before the idyllic afternoon is over, Laurel will have witnessed a shocking crime that changes everything. 2011. Now a much-loved actress, Laurel finds herself overwhelmed by shades of the past. Haunted by memories and the mystery of what she saw that day, she returns to her family home and begins to piece together a tale of three strangers from vastly different worlds – Dorothy, Vivien and Jimmy – who are thrown together in wartime London and whose lives are fiercely and fatefully entwined.

About the author

Kate Morton grew up in the mountains of south-east Queensland and now lives in London. She has degrees in dramatic art and English literature, specialising in 19th century tragedy and contemporary novels. Kate has sold over ten million copies of her novels in 33 languages, across 38 countries. The Shifting Fog, published internationally as The House at Riverton, The Forgotten Garden, The Distant Hours and The Secret Keeper have all been number one bestsellers around the world.

Kathryn Drysdale is a British actress known for playing Louise Brooks for 8 seasons in sitcom Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps as Taylor in St Trinians and as heiress Rhoda Swartz in period feature Vanity Fair. She also stars in Netflix’s series Bridgerton and is known for her theatre work with the Royal Shakespeare Company. Kathryn voices the character of Bounce in Netflix series Bottersnikes and Gumbles and her narration in Alien: Out of the Shadows earned her both an Audiofile Earphones award and an Audie award.