Book Review: 4 Treasure Boxes
Publisher: Dell (December 27, 2005), Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages, Language: English, ISBN-10: 0440241901, ISBN-13: 978-0440241904
A delightful and funny story about a woman, Emma Corrigan in her mid-twenties who shares with us all her private thoughts. Unwittingly, these very personal thoughts get shared with a stranger, who turns out to be the successful CEO and founder of Panther Cola (Emma’s employer.)
Madeleine Wickham is the author of this book written under the pen name of Sophie Kinsella. She has written 10 books under this name, 6 of these books are Shopaholic books and the other 4 are stand alone novels centering around various characters. Please see my other reviews of Sophie Kinsella at https://books-treasureortrash.com/?s=sophie+kinsella. All of these novels including Can You Keep a Secret are considered chick lit and should also be under comedy as they are all quite funny and amusing. The story is told in the first person narrative with Emma’s voice and thoughts as we follow her through her life.
Emma is a charming and amusing woman struggling to make her life work. This story has it all, it made me laugh and it made me cry. At the beginning Emma is struggling with her career, but it appears that she is in a happy relationship. However as the story unfolds, Emma examines all areas of her life, including her current relationship. We also get to know Jack Harper, the man who she told all her secrets to in a moment of fright, when she was on an airplane. She thought the plane was about to crash and everything just tumbled out. But that was OK, since he was a perfect stranger and she would never see him again, or so she thought. Things become really interesting when she goes into work and sees Jack. We also get to know Emma’s best friend Lizzy as well as the other people in her life. All the characters in the book experienced growth by the end of the book and became better people. The story had a good build up to the final climax with a few peaks and valleys. It flowed well and kept up a good pace.
This was a great read, I had a lot of fun reading this book and I was sorry when it ended. I recommend this book to anyone who enjoys reading chick lit and wants to laugh. I thought it was the best Sophie Kinsella book and I have read all 10 books. This is a stand alone book and it is not part of any series.
Must be an enjoyable read Can You Keep a Secret? by Sophie Kinsella. loved the way you wrote it. I find your review very genuine and orignal, this book is going in by “to read” list.
I enjoyed this book, too. A nice, fast read that was entertaining. I have read many of her books, but not all of them. I liked the Shopaholic books on audio- the voices brought the books to life for me.
I love all of Sophie Kinsella’s books. I also really enjoy listening to books on audio while I work out, drive or do housework. But I agree with you, it is really important to have a good narrator in an audio book to get the most enjoyment out of it.
Linda
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i really enjoyed the book it made me laugh alot and it was a fun read.
Jeanne