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'Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction.'—Publishers WeeklySet in 1950s London, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets centers around Penelope, the wide-eyed daughter of a legendary beauty, Talitha, who lost her husband to the war. Penelope, with her mother and brother, struggles to maintain their vast and crumbling ancestral home—while postwar London spins toward the next decade's cultural revolution.Penelope wants nothing more than to fall in love, and when her new best friend, Charlotte, a free spirit in the young society set, drags Penelope into London with all of its grand parties, she sets in motion great change for them all. Charlotte's mysterious and attractive brother Harry uses Penelope to make his American ex-girlfriend jealous, with unforeseen consequences, and a dashing, wealthy American movie producer arrives with what might be the key to Penelope's—and her family's—future happiness.Vibrant, witty, and filled with vivid historical detail, this is an utterly unique debut novel about a time and place just slipping into history.

Author

Eva Rice, 1975-

Publisher

New York: Plume Book

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781101010853

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.94 / 5 (5,218 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13