Keep Her Secret Quotes

“What happened next took no more than three seconds. But looking back, as I sometimes do now when I’m unable to sleep, I see it unfolding in slow motion. The beginning of all that followed.”
― Mark Edwards, Keep Her Secret

“The top film was The Descent, a terrifying movie about a group of women who go caving.”
― Mark Edwards, Keep Her Secret

“Right now, though, she was starving. And she was going to have to feed Devon, wasn’t she, no matter how tempted she was to let her go hungry. Why did Devon deserve to be fed, after what she’d done? Helena found herself clenching her fists again, even the one with the bandage, almost enjoying the pain, and she had to take deep breaths to fight off the waves of fury that threatened to overwhelm her”
― Mark Edwards, Keep Her Secret

“I left the village slowly, getting used to the feel of the car. It was mid-morning, and although the roads were busy, the ominous sky and strong winds were keeping most pedestrians indoors. The weather and the churning grey sea reminded me of childhood trips to the seaside from our home in south London. Hastings and Margate and Eastbourne. It was always either blazingly hot, with my sister running screaming from the wasps that seemed to believe she was their queen, or – more often – pissing down. I had strong memories of sitting in the back seat of the car, eating chips, with the smell of vinegar and the sound of the windscreen wipers squeaking back and forth”
― Mark Edwards, Keep Her Secret

“He hadn’t saved her. Lee had taken her out of her own cage and put her into one he had built.”
― Mark Edwards, Keep Her Secret