The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets

"Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction."-Publishers Weekly

Set in 1950s London, The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets centers around Penelope, the wide-eyed daughter of a legendary beauty, Talitha, who lost her husband to the war. Penelope, with her mother and brother, struggles to maintain their vast and crumbling ancestral home-while postwar London spins toward the next decade's cultural revolution...