The Secrets She Keeps
A Novel
Published on 7. July 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
368 pages
978-0-345-54810-8 (ISBN)
Description
From bestselling author Deb Caletti comes a beautiful and profound novel of three women coming to terms with love and marriage-sure to move and delight fans of Kristin Hannah, Liane Moriarty, and Anna Quindlen.
"You don't grow up on a divorce ranch and not learn to take a vow seriously."
When Callie McBride finds a woman's phone number written on a scrap of paper her husband has thrown away, she thinks that her marriage is over. Callie flees to Nevada and her Aunt Nash's Tamarosa Ranch, where she's shocked to see that the place of so many happy childhood memories is in disrepair. Worse, Aunt Nash is acting bizarrely-hoarding stacks of old photographs, burying a book in the yard, and railing against Kit Covey, a handsome government park ranger who piques Callie's interest.
But Aunt Nash may prove to be saner than she seems once Callie pulls back the curtain on Tamarosa's heyday-the 1940s and '50s, when high-society and Hollywood women ventured to the ranch for quickie divorces and found a unique sisterhood-and uncovers a secret promise Nash made to her true love. Callie will come to see is that no life is ever ordinary. No story of love is, either.
Praise for The Secrets She Keeps
"Caletti once again combines interesting characters, pitch-perfect dialogue, and an intriguing plot to tell a deeply memorable story. Her latest is a thoughtful exploration of love and marriage and the power of family and friendship to help along the way."-Booklist
"Past, present, and the strength of female friendship blend in a work billed for the Kristin Hannah-Liane Moriarty crowd."-Library Journal
Praise for Deb Caletti's He's Gone
"Deb Caletti doesn't just make a stunning debut into adult fiction; she throws down the gauntlet. This is a mesmerizing novel."-New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen
"Striking . . . well-written, strongly characterized and emotionally complex fiction."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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"You don't grow up on a divorce ranch and not learn to take a vow seriously."
When Callie McBride finds a woman's phone number written on a scrap of paper her husband has thrown away, she thinks that her marriage is over. Callie flees to Nevada and her Aunt Nash's Tamarosa Ranch, where she's shocked to see that the place of so many happy childhood memories is in disrepair. Worse, Aunt Nash is acting bizarrely-hoarding stacks of old photographs, burying a book in the yard, and railing against Kit Covey, a handsome government park ranger who piques Callie's interest.
But Aunt Nash may prove to be saner than she seems once Callie pulls back the curtain on Tamarosa's heyday-the 1940s and '50s, when high-society and Hollywood women ventured to the ranch for quickie divorces and found a unique sisterhood-and uncovers a secret promise Nash made to her true love. Callie will come to see is that no life is ever ordinary. No story of love is, either.
Praise for The Secrets She Keeps
"Caletti once again combines interesting characters, pitch-perfect dialogue, and an intriguing plot to tell a deeply memorable story. Her latest is a thoughtful exploration of love and marriage and the power of family and friendship to help along the way."-Booklist
"Past, present, and the strength of female friendship blend in a work billed for the Kristin Hannah-Liane Moriarty crowd."-Library Journal
Praise for Deb Caletti's He's Gone
"Deb Caletti doesn't just make a stunning debut into adult fiction; she throws down the gauntlet. This is a mesmerizing novel."-New York Times bestselling author Sarah Addison Allen
"Striking . . . well-written, strongly characterized and emotionally complex fiction."-Kirkus Reviews (starred review)
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Language
English
Place of publication
NY
United States
Publishing group
Random House USA Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
381 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-345-54810-8 (9780345548108)
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Deb Caletti is an award-winning author and a National Book Award finalist whose books—He’s Gone; Honey, Baby, Sweetheart; The Queen of Everything; The Secret Life of Prince Charming—are published and translated worldwide. She lives with her family in Seattle.