The Art of Keeping Secrets - by Patti Callahan Henry (Paperback)

About the Book

Annabelle has finally made peace with the loss of her beloved husband--until she finds out he hadn't been alone when he died. Suddenly, Annabelle is forced to question everything she had once held true, in this work from the bestselling author of "Between the Tides."

Book Synopsis

New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry transports readers to the Lowcountry of South Carolina, where a tragedy unites two women--and forces them to face the dark secrets of their past...

Since a solo plane crash killed her husband two years ago, Annabelle Murphy has found solace in raising her two children. Just when she thinks the grief is behind her, she receives the news that the wreckage of the plane has been discovered--and that her husband did not die alone. He was with another woman. Suddenly Annabelle is forced to question everything she once held true.

Sofie Milstead knows the woman who was on that plane. A dolphin researcher who has lived a quiet life, Sofie has never let anyone get too close. But when Annabelle shows up on Sofie's doorstep full of painful questions, both women must confront their intertwining pasts--and find the courage they need to face the truth...

Review Quotes

Praise for Patti Callahan Henry and her novels

"A Southern woman's journey into truth. An emotionally intense, beautiful, and unforgettable novel. I loved it."--Robyn Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Virgin River novels

"Patti Callahan Henry's writing is as lush and magical as the Lowcountry she loves."--Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times bestselling author of A Lowcountry Wedding

"The sea sings in every syllable."--Anne Rivers Siddons, New York Times bestselling author of The Girls of August

"A lyrical exploration of love and longing, secrets and suspicion, and family and friendship."―Mary Kay Andrews, New York Times bestselling author of The Weekenders

"Patti Callahan Henry asks the big, equivocal questions about what it means to be a mother, a child, a family, and the answers she finds in And Then I Found You will surprise you, provoke you, and rearrange your heart."--Jacquelyn Mitchard, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Two If by Sea

"This is everything you expect from Patti Callahan Henry--lyrical writing, characters worth rooting for, a sure-footed belief in the power of goodness--plus a twisty plot that will keep the pages turning long into the night."--Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of The Opposite of Everyone

"Patti Callahan Henry understands the delicate balance of power inside a marriage."--Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of At the Water's Edge

"This tale of a Lowcountry woman's reblossoming will touch your heart and make you wonder about long-forgotten possibilities waiting to be rediscovered in your own family and soul."--The Charleston Post and Courier (SC)

About the Author

Patti Callahan Henry is a New York Times bestselling author whose novels include The House at Water's End, The Idea of Love, The Stories We Tell, And Then I Found You, Coming Up for Air, The Perfect Love Song, Driftwood Summer, The Art of Keeping Secrets, Between the Tides, When Light Breaks, Where the River Runs, and Losing the Moon. Short-listed for the Townsend Prize for Fiction, and nominated multiple times for the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) Book Award for Fiction, Patti is a frequent speaker at luncheons, book clubs, and women's groups. She lives with her husband and three children in Mountain Brook, Alabama, and is working on her next novel.