I have thoroughly enjoyed this book. I was not sure where this story would be going as it started out from quite a mundane point of Tess responding to a chance to house sit... but wow did this storyline open up to be a very powerful read indeed. I feel I was totally transplanted into the lives of Tess and Joe... and thoroughly enjoyed meeting little Emmeline the baby daughter of Tess..
Freya has been bold in her look at the character of Joe and his sexual arrangements with a woman in France that he frequently visits.. There is an amazing insight into the confusion of the male psyche when he realises he had fallen in love with Tess and this means more than a relationship devoid of love.
Both Tess and Joe over the story are able to reveal the secrets they have and how the past has impacted on the way they are now.
I love the way that Joe is a Bridge engineer and that Freya has used this to weave strong threads of how emotional bridges are being made to allow both Tess and Joe to move from their pasts and enter a future together.
This book is an amazing read and I am now totally hooked on this author and her work...
The story line is based in Saltburn by Sea a North East coast sea side town in the UK and the most strangest thing is happening to me...it feels that if I was to visit this place that I would be able to call in and see the characters of Tess and Joe... I love the style of writing that does this to the reader...
http://www.saltburnbysea.com/
Other reviews on this book...
http://keris.typepad.com/books/2009/07/book-review-secrets-by-freya-north.html
the official site of Freya North http://freyanorth.com/
