Kate Morton

Here’s what I love about Kate Morton’s books ~

There are only a few authors who get the “pre-order without thinking twice” category, but Kate Morton is definitely one of them.

Her characters are always deeply developed and make you feel as though you have a connection with them. When a character is sympathetic, you can appreciate their motives. These characters, and their secrets, will stay with you for a long time.

Another aspect of Kate Morton’s novels that I enjoy is the POV from different time periods. She frequently uses the perspective of differing times to help explain the motivations of the individual characters. In some cases, the characters are able to use some factual history in their personal story, such as Dorothy in The Secret Keeper. Largely taking place during the bombing of Britain in WWII, The Secret Keeper has characters that take shape in this time frame, despite their city falling down around them.

The story that stays with me is The Clockmaker’s Daughter. Set in current day, and also the 1920’s, this story is multi-generational. The omniscient narrator of the story is enchanting, and tells their story while watching the other players. This is one story I think of frequently, years after I have finished reading it.

Mind you, these stories have their share of tragedy. They are not all happily ever afters, and no character is untouched by sadness and loss. The empathy for these souls and the troubles they experience is great fodder for people who like to read books with all the feels. Each novel is separate form another, there is no series (so far) and they can be read in any order. If you enjoy secrets, missed opportunities, triumph over tragedy, gained opportunities, and strangers passing in the night (and then realizing they weren’t strangers, after all) Kate Morton is terrific author to look into.

Kate Morton books in my library ~