The Secret: The Number One Best-Selling Author of The Letter Audible Audiobook – Unabridged

Kathryn Hughes (Author), Rachel Atkins (Narrator), Headline Digital (Publisher)

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The best-selling author returns with her second novel, The Secret - a beautiful, tear-jerking novel which will be cherished by all those thousands of fans who lost their hearts to The Letter.

From the Number One best-selling author of The Letter comes The Secret - a heart-breaking novel of tragedy, hope and second chances. Fans of Jojo Moyes and Amanda Prowse will love the moving human drama of Kathryn Hughes.

Mary has been nursing a secret.

Forty years ago, she made a choice that would change her world for ever, and alter the path of someone she holds dear.

Beth is searching for answers. She has never known the truth about her parentage, but finding out could be the lifeline her sick child so desperately needs. When Beth finds a faded newspaper cutting amongst her mother's things, she realises the key to her son's future lies in her own past. She must go back to where it all began to unlock...the Secret.

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9 hours and 12 minutes
Author

Kathryn Hughes
Narrator

Rachel Atkins
Audible release date

July 1 2016
Language

English
Publisher

Headline Digital
ASIN

B071W8JXGH
Version

Unabridged
Program Type

Audiobook
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Listening Length	9 hours and 12 minutes
Author	Kathryn Hughes
Narrator	Rachel Atkins
Audible.ca Release Date	July 01 2016
Publisher	Headline Digital
Program Type	Audiobook
Version	Unabridged
Language	English
ASIN	B071W8JXGH
Best Sellers Rank	#128,827 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) #1,224 in Psychological Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) #2,659 in Psychological Thrillers (Audible Books & Originals) #4,245 in Women's Fiction (Audible Books & Originals)

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P. Tioseco

Great!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 25, 2023

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A beautiful and exciting story!

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Chris Pedersen

another great one

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on May 11, 2023

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Each of Kathryn’s novels have kept me interested from start to finish and The Secret didn’t disappoint. Can’t wait to start the next.

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Loved It

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on April 28, 2023

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I just finished The secret, The Key and The Letter. I loved all 3 books and highly recommend them. Kathryn Hughes certainly has a way of spinning her stories that keeps you hanging on.

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Franniez

An enjoyable read!

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on November 10, 2019

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Animated characters and storyline all written in a style that makes one feel as if they are right there. Good novel for a curl up on the couch type of day!

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Ilda pires

A very good read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on March 2, 2020

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I love this book it’s great my heart broke for all the people in the story I recommend to everyone beautifully written

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valerie e.

Good story

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 4, 2019

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I enjoyed this story, it kept me interested until the end, well written, It is the first book I have read from this author, and I shall look forward to to reading some more.

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noname

A very good read. It kept you guessing right until the ...

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 20, 2017

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A very good read. It kept you guessing right until the very end. The story of a disparate group of people that was brought together by a tragedy in their community. The twists and turns in the plot were believable but unexpected.

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J. T.

Light entertainment

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on February 8, 2019

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Set in North West England , with characters rather like Coronation St.
Light, but enjoyable.

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Lynda Kelly

A Tremendous Book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on July 21, 2017

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I enjoyed this one even more than The Letter and THAT was terrific. A proper page-turner, loved it. I ended up finishing it just before 2am in bed. I was determined to finish it that night. There were so many delicious little reveals as you progress.....and I was shocked and surprised by them all. It was wonderful. It has to be one of my most favourite books this year for sure.
At first it was a little overwhelming as so many characters were introduced from 1976 in quick succession and you had no idea how they fitted in to the latter story set in modern times. There were some really funny lines peppered throughout and I also enjoyed all the pop culture references from THAT summer of 1976, since I remember it well. I went on Google after finishing to see what happened to Rumbelows and Fine Fare.
I adored young Mikey and Daisy, wasn't a fan of Lorraine and was surprised by Trisha sometimes when she did something nice, which was usually unexpected.....I did think Beth spoke some nonsense when discussing Jake saying they were creating a "well of hope" for him. I don't "do" psycho-babble in the least. However, we learn her profession is a "freelance food stylist" so it was expected, I suppose. I'm sure she never stopped working as that's clearly a high-demand occupation !! This phrase was used at one point which I looked up online with the ONLY result being from this book-"Sat around like piffy"....I've never heard this before. I was also lost at Daisy talking about Jerry and Lydia saying "they were not spoiling another pair"....I didn't understand that little reference. Another I hadn't heard (but Google had-seems to be a Northern expression) was "I nearly dropped cork-legged" !!
I would add a hyphen in after sun and countless times the apostrophe was missing on Ladies' or Gents' and then just once she remembered and added it, although that was it for any errors which is pretty tremendous ! The mining stories, both real and fictional, made harrowing reading. What an awful thing to happen. I thought it was a great addition at the end including the National Organ Register's information, too.
I see she has a new story out for pre-order right now and that's my next stop.

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S. Slater

Kiss me quick!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on February 2, 2019

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Having thoroughly enjoyed the key, I didn't hesitate to download another book by Kathryn Hughes. This story weaves its way through the lives of a loosely-associated group of people, who went on a life changing day trip to Blackpool in 1976, organised by the affable local pub landlord, Selwyn. At times it can be a little confusing, as it skips through character stories from past to present, but as the book progresses, the threads of the story are drawn together and tied into a heartwarmingly satisfying conclusion. I can't explain how a mining disaster and a child needing a kidney transplant are related to the story without ruining the plot, just hold tight, all will be revealed in the reading.
If you enjoy exploring themes of love, lust, family, friendship and heartache, intermittently dusted with 1970's memorabilia, you won't be disappointed.

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Suzy

Perfection!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on January 2, 2019

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So often, a good story is ruined by poor grammar, spelling, a rushed ending or an egotistical lack of editing.
Not this book.
I have spent the day singing it’s praises to my customers. Beautifully crafted with surprising twists, characters that you empathise with and gasp inducing moments make this a modern classic.
Someone should be making this into a BBC drama or a movie. Kathryn Hughes deserves an award. I read her book, ‘The Letter’ previously which was almost as good.
I loved this book and can’t recommend it enough.

3 people found this helpful

Pamela Jones

An excellent story

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on October 29, 2019

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How do some people manage to keep a secret for so long?
After the birth of a baby, this is what happens by the woman who delivered the baby and the woman who brought the baby up.

It is only when Beth, the child in question, is sorting out her late mother’s things that the story unfolds.

We hear about the mini bus accident outing which although there is an unhappy ending, love prevails.
Whilst I created scenarios as I read the book I was wrong on many occasions.

Having read other books by Kathryn Hughes, I look forward to her next new book.

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Bookmac

5 stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 3, 2017

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I love the way that Kathryn Hughes can tell a story and just like with her previous book, The Letter, The Secret had me gripped from beginning to end.

The story starts off in the past then goes to the present, then the bulk of the story is back in the past again. It was really cleverly written, how all the characters linked to each other and how the story of the past wove into the present.

The ending was slightly predictable but I didn't really mind to much as it fitted well with the rest of the book.

I shall definitely be keeping an eye out for future Kathryn Hughes releases.

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