She’s the one who knew too much, and that knowing scared her from taking a step, from getting involved in her own life. She’s the girl you never noticed, while she watched you like a hawk. She’s so raw, a little bit naïve, but also honest with herself. Hidden desires, regrets, and sins all take their toll on present relationships. I love how the author gives us so many differing perspectives, each with their own secrets, and reasons for keeping them secret. In This Secret Thing, a single mom is arrested for running a prostitution ring and this single event changes everything for her daughter, some of the neighbors, and even one of the cops on the case. I think it’s because there are many points of view and it takes place in a neighborhood and everybody has a secret. Now, as they delve into Norah’s secrets, they must come to terms with secrets of their own-ones that still have the power to hurt or to heal.This novel reminds me a bit of Little Fires Everywhere ( see my review here). Scandal has brought each of them to a crossroads. And Nico, the detective who has doggedly pursued Norah Ramsey in hopes that she will lead him to his missing brother, is drawn further into these women’s lives while facing his own domestic disturbance. Down the street, Bess, once Norah’s best friend, desperately tries to hide secrets while Casey, Bess’s daughter, flees college after a traumatic event, only to find that home isn’t the safe haven she expected. Polly, long estranged from Norah, is running from her own troubles. She has no one to turn to until her grandmother Polly arrives.
But Norah’s not the only one keeping secrets.Īfter her mother’s arrest, Norah’s teenage daughter, Violet, is devastated and alone. Everyone has a reason to lie.Įveryone in Raleigh, North Carolina, is talking about Norah Ramsey, the single mother accused of being a suburban madam.
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