Trail of Secrets

by Eileen Goudge

Book Overview

Once, Ellie Nightingale had been an unwed teenage mother, adrift in New York City. Now, she is a renowned psychologist, married to a brilliant doctor--but unable to forget what had happened to her and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 067086191X
• ISBN13: 9780670861910
• Release Date: March 1996
• Publisher: Viking Books
• Length: 443 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

GREAT BOOK!

In her book, Trail of Secrets, Goudge tells of 3 protagonists. All of them are linked together by a secret that only one ofthem knows, which is Kate, and that is that her adopted daugther, Skyler, is the daugther of Ellie, whom she will meet up with years later. This secret will continuely hunt Kate, which boils it all down to the fact that she has kept this secret from her daughter which in the end, almost breaks her bonds with her daughter. Other things that also come into play in this book is that the reason the secret has become so important is because Skyler has a child, by accident, and gives it up for adoption, and who else none other than Ellie? So it is fate that brings all of them together which will wear down their defenses. I felt that this book was really good. I mean, it describes in beautiful detail the horrors of losing one's own child and what happens when you find her again. And I love how the author just brings everything together so beautifully. If you enjoy a good book, this is one to read!

Nicely done.

This story is about a girl who gets pregnant and decides to give the baby up for adoption. This is no ordinary adoption story and the reader knows this all along. Most characters do not realize what is going on until the end. This story has rich characters, colorful dialouge and an interesting premise. I was not disappointed.

This book was very entertaining and hard to put down.

I loved this book. I thought it was thoroughly entertaining. I think the readers who didn't like it were trying to read too much into it. It's not a masterpiece. It's simply a book that a reader can get lost in and enjoy. I do agree with the reader that said that the male characters were poorly developed. I also hated the fact that Tony had to do all of the chasing. However, this is fiction. Purely enjoyable fiction.

A VERY ENTERTAINING SUSPENSE

I love the way Ms. Goudge loves to intertwine lives! This book is one of those examples. Like 'Garden of Lies', again lives are intertwined. Ms. Nightingales' baby is kidnapped. For several years she tries to adopt a baby, but each adoption fails. Finally an adoption succeeds. In that adoption, she unknowingly adopts her very own biological grandchild! In the end, victory prevails and everyone is happy. Very rich and deep plot. Very entertaining. I would recommend reading this novel, and I commend Ms. Goudge for writing it.

What a dangerous web we weave....

Very Highly Recommended Skyler Sutton is a champion equestrienne who is haunted by the mystery surrounding her parentage. As an only child, Skyler is cradled in the security of wealth and social position, and given everything she desires by doting parents - excepts answers about her real mother. Kate Sutton, crippled by a riding accident that claimed the life of her unborn child, would committed almost any crime, and has, to keep Skyler from knowing the real truth of her past. The secret is a festering wound that Kate will carry through life, but having a daughter like Skyler is worth the anguish. Twenty-five years ago Ellie Nightingale was an unwed mother, attempting to raise her baby on a minimum wage job in New York City, when the child was kidnapped. Now a noted psychologist married to a neonatologist, Ellie is unable to conceive another child. She is desperate to adopt a baby. The obsession threatens her marriage, but Ellie is powerless in the face of a biologically ticking clock, and the guilt of loosing her infant daughter. Skyler, recovering from a fall from her horse, meets Tony Salvatore, one of New York's finest: a mounted policeman whose beat is Central Park. The chemistry between the two is instantaneous and volatile. When Skyler discovers she is pregnant she is faced with the most momentous decision of her life. Finally, she and Tony decide to give the baby up for adoption. Tony knows a renown psychologist who want to adopt an infant. Skyler and Tony are caught in a vortex of swirling emotions that climaxes in an incendiary courtroom scene. Trapped in a whirlpool of truths and lies, Skyler is forced to grow-up and face the painful facts of a life lived in the shadows of deception and prevarication. In Garden of Lies Ms. Goudge brought us a mystery liberally laced with passion and intrigue. Once again she goes the limit, spinning us a web of romance and conspiracy; capturing the reader in plot twists and finely honed characters that keeps us turning the pages. Sit back and enjoy the ride. Trail of Secrets is a gallop through the twisting paths of life and steep valleys of despair. Ms. Goudge shows us why she remains a New York Time's best selling author. Kathee S. Car