My Secret to Keep, Barbara Conrey
My Secret to Keep, Barbara Conrey
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My Secret to Keep
A Novel

Author: Barbara Conrey

Narrator: Robin Weigert

Unabridged: 9 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 08/23/2022

Categories: Fiction

Synopsis

When Maggie Bryan works up the nerve to tell her parents she’s pregnant, they immediately disown her.Later that night, her boyfriend is killed. In desperation, she turns to her brother, Sam. Against his wife’s wishes, Sam brings Maggie to his home in rural Pennsylvania.While Maggie awaits the birth of her child and navigates the tension in her new home, she decides to finish high school. There she meets Anne Phillips, a volunteer educator and full-time architect. Over time, Maggie becomes drawn to Anne in ways she doesn’t understand, but she knows enough to keep her feelings hidden.After a devastating loss, Maggie tries to move on, but secrets and betrayals keep her from living her fullest life.Beginning in the late 1940s and spanning decades, My Secret to Keep portrays a woman at war with society, her family, and herself.

About Barbara Conrey

Barbara Conrey worked in the health-care industry and then in finance before beginning to write fiction.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Samantha

Exceptionally well-written, gut-wrenching, and inspiring, MY SECRET TO KEEP is a stunning story of a woman longing to love and be loved. Barbara Conrey has created an immensely compelling, powerful protagonist in Maggie, who struggles to live the life she deserves amidst the cruel condemnation of a......more

Goodreads review by Barbara

What a powerful journey with a strong, stubborn, conflicted heroine. We meet Maggie as a pregnant teen who's been disowned by her parents and is reeling from the death of the boy she loves. But with guts and grit, she attempts to forge her own path, despite cruel judgement. Maggie is determined to k......more

Goodreads review by Carol

My Secret to Keep kept me up late into the night turning pages. I LOVED it. Here's my review... Barbara Conrey does a magnificent job conveying 1960’s Pennsylvania Amish country. Her central protagonist, Maggie, is a character to remember. In My Secret to Keep, we follow pregnant 16 year old Maggie's......more

Goodreads review by Nursebookie

TITLE: My Secret to Keep AUTHOR: Barbara Conrey PUB DATE: 08.22.2022 I loved Nowhere Near Goodbye when I read it last year, so My Secret to Keep was a highly anticipated read that did not disappoint. My Secret to Keep is a story about identity, acceptance, love, loss, and being brave. The story spans a......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

A heartfelt congratulations to Barbara Conrey on the publication day of her second novel, My Secret to Keep. This book is awesome! I had a hard time putting it down. I almost took it into the shower with me because I forgot I was holding it in my hands. 🤣 It starts in present day and then immediately......more

Quotes

“With vivid characters and a true-to-life story line, Conrey’s emotionally complex novel tugs at the heartstrings.” Samantha Verant, author of The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux 

“My Secret to Keep is a testament to the truth that every woman’s story is unique and every woman’s story is worth telling.” Jennifer Klepper, author of Unbroken Threads 

“An emotional journey through the life of Maggie Bryan, a strong but conflicted woman who, according to society, finds love in all the wrong places. Or does she?” Barbara Claypole White, author of Echoes of Family

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