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Set in 1950s London, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets centers around Penelope, the wide- eyed daughter of a legendary beauty, Talitha, who lost her husband to the war. Penelope, with her mother and brother, struggles to maintain their vast and crumbling ancestral home—while postwar London spins toward the next decade's cultural revolution.
Penelope wants nothing more than to fall in love, and when her new best friend, Charlotte, a free spirit in the young society set, drags Penelope into London with all of its grand parties, she sets in motion great change for them all. Charlotte's mysterious and attractive brother Harry uses Penelope to make his American ex-girlfriend jealous, with unforeseen consequences, and a dashing, wealthy American movie producer arrives with what might be the key to Penelope's— and her family's—future happiness.
Vibrant, witty, and filled with vivid historical detail, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets is an utterly unique debut novel about a time and place just slipping into history.
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2 member(s) found this review helpful.
I really loved this book... Relationships were developed and uncovered, keeping me hooked... the characters were so full of life! This takes place in post WWII England. The differences between the older people who lived through the war and the younger generation who don't fully grasp the sacrifices people made, come together. Either you will see alot of yourself in Penelope or in Charlotte.
I won't be posting this book because I know I will want to read it again!!!
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1 member(s) found this review helpful.
I am not sure why but I could not get into the book. I found the dialog dragged on and I could not stay focused. I just found it rather dull and found my mind wandering. Maybe someday I will give it another try. I usually don't have this problem with British historical literature and it really bothers me.
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I enjoyed this book, the era, and the characters. Going to your first fancy party, having your first drink, concerts and crushes, it all takes me back. The older characters were fun too. The one thing that bothered me was there seemed to be plot discrepancies. I won't go into all the ones I found but one was where her brother went back to school and then all of a sudden he was still there. Did no one else find any of these?
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