Past Secrets [Paperback]

They all hide secrets that won't go away....

From the outside, the welcoming, garden-adorned houses of Summer Street are the picture of Irish charm. But on the inside, unexpected and heartbreaking secrets swirl. At house number thirty-two, hardworking, single-mother Faye Reid conceals the truth about her marriage from her fiery daughter, Amber. But Amber, a budding artist, also hides something from her all-too-trusting mother: a relationship with a rock star hopeful for whom she plans to throw away her future. And at number forty-eight, Maggie Maguire arrives at her childhood home to help her sick mother, a welcome distraction from the life she left behind and the startling secret she's hiding -- from herself.

And only become harder to keep...

At thirty-four Summer Street, wise and kind Christie Devlin has the remarkable ability to see into the lives and hearts of others -- and may have the answers when her neighbors' carefully hidden secrets bubble to the surface. But when Christie's own past comes back to haunt her -- posing a threat to her picture-perfect marriage -- this time the answers aren't as clear.Past Secrets
Cathy Kelly

Questions and Topics For Discussion

1. “There had only been that one time in her married life when it had all nearly gone wrong, and, like catching a falling glass before it hit the floor, Christine had adverted the disaster. There was a tiny crack left behind from that time, but nobody except Christine could see it” (page 12). Do you believe that no one else ever sensed Christine’s secret? Why or why not?
   
2. “Her whole life, Christie had been able to see things that other people couldn’t” (page 15). Discuss the theme of sight in this novel—what do the main characters neglect to see in their own lives?
   
3. “But time had turned Faye’s white lie into a giant black one and now she couldn’t stomach repeating it lCÝ