Tatiana de Rosnay

When traumatic memories about a disturbing event from a childhood summer holiday cause his sister to suffer a debilitating car accident, Antoine befriends a street-wise mortician who helps him to manage painful family truths. By the best-selling author of Sarah's Key. 250,000 first printing.

A Secret Kept

Sarah Campbell

I click on the video to start it over again, awestruck by the images of my mother alive, moving, walking, breathing, smiling. I dont know how many times I watch it. Over and over again. Until I know it by heart, until I feel I was there. Until I can watch it no more because my agony is unbearable. Until my eyes are so full of tears I can no longer see the screen. Until I miss my dead mother so much I want to lie down on the uneven stone floor and weep. My mother will never know my children. My mother will never know who I am now. What I have grown into. Her son. A man leading his life the best way he can, a man doing his best, whatever that best may be. Something inside me is unleashed, snaps, lets go. I feel it go. I feel the agony go. In its place, a dull ache remains, and I know it will have a hold on me forever.

And I feel sheltered, as I did that afternoon, knowing that this woman, whom I may or may not spend the rest of my days with, this woman who may send me packing tomorrow morning or take me in forever, this extraordinary woman whose job is death, has given me the kiss of life.

"When I am dead, my dearest, Sing no sad songs for me; Plant thou no roses at my head, Nor shady cypress tree: Be the green grass above me

With showers and dewdrops wet; And if thou wilt, remember, And if thou wilt, forget.”

This book was so touching, and I can’t explain why. It felt so simple yet moving at the same time. 

I enjoyed it, but felt that the ending was really fast. I guess the point was to show how life goes on despite grief and you just have to keep seeing what happens, but I need complete conclusions. 

This book was so touching, and I can’t explain why. It felt so simple yet moving at the same time. 

I enjoyed it, but felt that the ending was really fast. I guess the point was to show how life goes on despite grief and you just have to keep seeing what happens, but I need complete conclusions. 

Nonetheless, I really enjoyed it. 

Lauren hughes 

I echo almost everyone's word's that gave it one star.This book was highly disappointing!I LOVED Sarah's Key!!When I heard about this book and I saw it at Target I grabbed it in high anticipation!And let me just say,I almost hated this book.It started out ok,but then the main male character started to become slightly perverted.He also seemed to have a woe is me attitude throughout. This story is about a family secret and when the secret is reviled,I thought two things.One,how anti-climatic.Two,I felt like the author was trying to push some political propaganda.I admire Tatiana for attempting something new.But this book was a flop.

A Secret Kept

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