Ebook {Epub PDF} The Secrets We Keep by Shirley Patton

The Secrets We Keep by Aussie author Shirley Patton is a gentle story of heartache, hope, respect and forgiveness. Set in Western Australia in the harshness of the desert of , it shows the plight of the Aboriginals, the struggles of the miners and their families, and the simple caring of friends/5(8). The Secrets We Keep; By: Shirley Patton; Narrated by: Wendy Bos; Length: 9 hrs and 36 mins Unabridged Audiobook. The Secrets We Keep. Shirley Patton. Harlequin Enterprises (Australia) Pty, Limited, - Australian fiction.

The Secrets We Keep is a solid debut in the tradition of Judy Nunn. It's an all encompassing story with valid themes and relatable characters, a look into our not too distant history, the shame as well as the triumph. I look forward to reading more of Shirley Patton's novels for a long time to come. Shirley Patton The Secrets We Keep (HarperCollins—HQ Fiction) CONTEMPORARY FICTION. I met Shirley Patton in when she attended workshops I ran in Hobart and Launceston for the Tasmanian Writers Centre. I clearly remember her from those two weekend sessions—her abundant energy, her determination to learn. The Secrets We Keep is an assured debut that transports us to a turning point in Australia's cultural and political history. The author, Shirley Patton is a former social worker who grew up in outback Western Australia.

THE SECRETS WE KEEP by SHIRLEY PATTON. ‘The Secrets We Keep’ is a story about a woman trying to outrun her past. It’s , and Aimee McCartney travels from Perth, where her father is a government minister, to the gold-mining town of Kalgoorlie on the edge of the Nullarbor Plain to work in a welfare office. Through the relationships she forms with three local women, Lori Patroni, Kerry Steele and Agnes King, she is confronted by the consequences of her past decisions. Prior to practising social work, Shirley worked in the media as a television newsreader and television chat show host. Like one of the characters in The Secrets We Keep, Shirley’s Irish great grandmother read tea leaves. Compelling Family Saga: The Secrets We Keep by Shirley Patton Thick red dust heralds the arrival of Aimee McCartney when she blows into the goldmining town of Kalgoorlie during a fierce dust storm. About to start a new job, Aimee’s suppressing a terrible secret as she flees from her painful past in this wonderful debut novel, The Secrets We Keep.