Book Review - The Clockmaker's Daughter by Kate Morton

Old fashioned clocks required winding. Today we spring forward or backward.

In Kate Morton's The Clockmaker's Daughter, at times you'll wonder if time is spinning out of control. Back in time to Edward, Lily, Lucy. Forward to Elodie, Pippa,  Jack, and Alistair. And in between to Lauren, Juliet, Tip. So many layers - I cannot begin to describe this book except to say you must keep turning the pages.

Opening blurb - We came to Birchwood Manor because Edward said that it was haunted. It wasn't, not then, but it's a dull man who lets truth stand in the way of a good story, and Edward was never that. 

So it wasn't haunted then....

Summer 2017. Summer 1928.  Passion, love, jealousy, and more. Family dynamics, family troubles, hidden family secrets.

Murder.

Trust me. Kate Morton writes a rousing, captivating book. Ignore your clock or schedule - you'll get lost in The Clockmaker's Daughter.  What is time, anyway?

Book Review - Secret Keeper by Kate Morton

It's been awhile since I've done a book review. I've got a stack of books, but too lazy to write down my thoughts. Here's one from the summer that proved to be a good poolside read.

The Secret Keeper by Kate Morton begins with a family picnic on a farm in the English countryside.  Laurel, age sixteen, witnesses a crime of murder and cover up and her mother, Dorothy, is the killer. Now, fifty years later, it's Dorothy's 90th birthday and Laurel and her sisters are gathering to celebrate.

Still curious as to what occurred that awful day in the past, Laurel searches for answers.

Back blurb - Clue by clue, she traces a secret history of three strangers from vastly different worlds thrown together in war torn London (circa 1940s) - Dorothy, Vivien, and Jimmy - whose lives are forever after entwined.  A gripping story of deception and passion, The Secret Keeper will you enthralled until the last page. 

Indeed, this is a jolly good read and Morton keeps you turning pages. The clues were not obvious as the why? and the backdrop of WWII is always a heart breaker. Deep secrets and intriguing mystery - worth checking out.