The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets [J0462]

2006 HCDJ, clean with minor DJ wear. This story is about what happened to me after I met Charlotte, and what happens when you say yes to everything, and how awkward it is when everyone falls in love with the wrong people. It all started on a perfectly ordinary afternoon in November. Charlotte invited me home to tea with Aunt Clare and Harry, and from that moment on, everything changed. At first I don't think I knew it-after all, when I went to bed that night I was still living with my mother and brother in perpetual chaos in a crumbling estate we couldn't afford to keep. But the next day, I began to realize that for the first time ever, I had my own life. You see, meeting Charlotte made everything possible. Even being kissed by Johnnie Ray and hanging out with a movie producer named Rocky and believing my brother Inigo could be the next Elvis Presley. And missing people before they've even gone. This story is what happened when we war babies grew up and needed answers. When we got them, they weren't what we expected at all.

From recent-ish Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "What a funny, quirky, and eccentric story! Reminded me a little of The Royal Tennenbaums, which I enjoyed immensely. This really was a rather light hearted story that I couldn't stop reading."; "Adored this and all of the characters. Penelope was so lovable and real and I want to go back to London asap now. Reminded me of The Guernsey Potato Peel and Literary Society in the same charming way. Also, Charlotte was a gem of a character."; "Typical good hearted fun of two young girls understanding love, life and friendship. Full of eccentricities of the time. It unravels with some family secrets and held my interest throughout."