After reading Sarah's Key I knew I had to read more of Tatiana de Rosnay's work. Though I liked this book I wasn't as moved by it as I was Sarah's Key. I can understand why the secret of their mother's lesbian affair was kept secret I think the it was wrong to keep their mother's death (where she actually died) a secret. ( )

Very enjoyable, fast read. Would recommend. ( )

Truly started to enjoy the book with the author's description of the road being washed away each day with the tide, the letters the mother wrote to her lover, the tragedy of the car accident and the resulting way it affected people. Also OK was reading a man's perspective of divorcing, its effect on his relationships with his kids and now ex-wife, and the brother/sister against the rest of the family. As Antoine explores the mystery surrounding his mother's death, the built up was good but then the ending just became ... . Did like the biker girlfriend all the way especially the final ride to the island. ( )

A Secret Kept is the story of a divorced man learning to live again, ironically, through the death of his mother. The story begins when Antoine Rey, a divorced father of three, takes his sister, Melanie, on a birthday trip to an island where they'd spent many happy summers. But when Melanie recalls a forgotten memory, a cascade of events follow, leading, ultimately, to a hidden secret about their long-deceased mother. Themes of family, personal evolution, and death weave delicately in this moving story.
How is it that a novel can begin with death, paste death throughout its pages, and still end with life as a theme? It is an answer you'll have to wait for. You may have to slog through the first 125 pages, you may even curse the protagonist, find him repulsive, ridiculous. But that slow burn mirrors the story and its characters in marvelous and unexpected ways. Well worth the wait. The Gois Passage will thread into your heart in waves of life-giving water. More than anything, A Secret Kept illustrates the strength and resilience of the human heart. The ability to submerge, go deeper into the heart of our lives, our fears and weaknesses, and emerge reborn. It is the story of baptism, of resurrection. ( )

It was good. Plenty of likable characters. Just good- not great. It was NOT Sarah's Key, but it kept me reading and I had to look up the Gois (for the second time while reading a book). ( )