Can You Keep a Secret?

by Sophie Kinsella

With the same wicked humor, buoyant charm, and optimism that have made her Shopaholic novels beloved international bestsellers, Sophie Kinsella delivers a hilarious new novel and an unforgettable new character. Meet Emma Corrigan, a young woman with a huge heart, an irrepressible spirit, and a few little secrets:

Secrets from her mother:
I lost my virginity in the spare bedroom with Danny Nussbaum while Mum and Dad were downstairs watching Ben-Hur.
Sammy the goldfish in my parents’ kitchen is not the same goldfish that Mum gave me to look after when she and Dad were in Egypt.

Secrets from her boyfriend:
I weigh one hundred and twenty-eight pounds. Not one eighteen, like Connor thinks.
I’ve always thought Connor looks a bit like Ken. As in Barbie and Ken.

From her colleagues:
When Artemis really annoys me, I feed her plant orange juice. (Which is pretty much every day.) It was me who jammed the copier that time. In fact, all the times.

Secrets she wouldn’t share with anyone in the world:
My G-string is hurting me.
I have no idea what NATO stands for. Or even what it is.

Until she spills them all to a handsome stranger on a plane. At least, she thought he was a stranger.

But come Monday morning, Emma’s office is abuzz about the arrival of Jack Harper, the company’s elusive CEO. Suddenly Emma is face-to-face with the stranger from
the plane, a man who knows every single humiliating detail about her. Things couldn’t possibly get worse—Until they do.

• ISBN10: 0385336810
• ISBN13: 9780385336819
• Publish Date: 23 March 2004 (first published 17 March 2003)
• Publish Status: Out of Stock
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Dial Press
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 357
• Language: English

Reviews

[annieb123]

Very fluffy chick-lit romance. 3,5 stars; could well see it being 4 or 5 for a lover of the genre. This was a fast read, i finished it on a 3,5 hour car trip with time left over to knit and chat a bit.

[Joséphine]

Initial thoughts: Maybe I should've read Can You Keep A Secret? before I've Got Your Number because the latter was published much later in Sophie Kinsella's writing career and was way funnier. A lot of the times I wanted to smack the protagonist's head because she was so incredibly naive and shallow, it wasn't even funny anymore. At least there were believable instances and who doesn't dread office politics? So there's that. Had I read this book before I've Got Your Number, I probably would've given it 3 stars because without comparison, it would've been a slight bit less painful to read. I know I spent a fair bit rolling my eyes. Although, as an early work, it did display Sophie Kinsella's ability to write well because the prose was pleasant to read.

[Ashley]

4.5 Stars

Absolutely HILARIOUS!! I love what a blabbermouth Emma was. I thought it was hilarious how she just spilled all her secrets, and that led to so many funny moments.

I didn't really feel a ton of chemistry between her and Jack though. I think the romance could have been a bit stronger.

But overall this book was so much fun to read! I laughed out loud so many times.

[rakesandrogues]

I still can't believe how much I enjoyed this! It completely exceeded my expectations. Read it on the beach and I had to constrain myself from laughing out loud or tearing up. Very entertaining.

[ibeforem]

I thought this was quite cute, and it was perfect rainy weekend reading. Once I got past Emma’s extremely flighty inner dialogue, I found that I couldn’t put it down! Don’t look for any depth here, but there’s a lot of fun and a little bit of romance. I’d probably pick up some of Kinsella’s other standalone novels, but don’t look for any reviews of the Shopaholic books here… That whole concept doesn’t sit well with me.