Set 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 homeawhile postwar London spins toward the next decadeas 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. Charlotteas 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 Penelopeasa and her familyasafuture happiness. Vibrant, witty, and filled with vivid historical detail, "The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets" is an utterly unique debut novel about a time and place just slipping into history.
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