The Secrets Kept from His Daughter

SECRETS KEPT FROM HIS DAUGHTER is a complex and emotionally charged psychological story that uncovers deep family issues interwoven with love, loss, and pain. Relationships can become a tangled web when people who care for each other hide truths that no one wants to face alone.

Spread over two generations, love overcomes grief and loneliness for a woman abandoned by the man she loves. She will never fully understand his tormented soul. Their daughter is deceived by them both, and when the secret erupts from the past, it could potentially destroy them all.

The complexity and tension of fear, love, and hope will either bring enlightenment or complete darkness to a young woman because of such a secret. This tale of gritty reality is a journey into the darker side of family relationships that can often create disturbing emotional outcomes a family may never recover from.

"A fantastic read...brilliantly paced and a work of emotional style and thought for generations to enjoy into the future..." Dan, Avid reader review.

Good Reads Literary Review - SECRETS KEPT FROM HIS DAUGHTER comes from the mind of author Edward Hamilton. It tells the tragic story of the Thomas family. The book begins as a tale of suspected adultery but becomes much more as a doting father is forced to leave his loving family. We watch the Thomas family pick themselves up as life throws every tribulation imaginable at them. SECRETS KEPT FROM HIS DAUGHTER is a story about love and loss. Mourning and struggle. But even more so it is about the resilience of those we leave behind. SECRETS KEPT FROM HIS DAUGHTER's main character is an author named Christian Thomas. Hamilton describes Thomas as an author who cares about story first. The most important thing to him is that his readers are made to feel. Thomas is an author who has little time for pretentious writing. Author Edwin Hamilton is the same. The writing here is descriptive and emotive without being flowery. Hamilton describes Thomas as "Not brilliant by critical standards yet his words had spoken to people and moved them as desired." If I had to describe Hamilton's writing, I would say the same. SECRETS KEPT FROM HIS DAUGHTER is a labor of love. Hamilton has devoted himself to making his readers feel. He wants to challenge us. The book can feel relentless at times as tragedy after tragedy is thrown at the Thomas family and the people around them. This can make for uncomfortable reading. The book explores themes such as mental health, depression, sexual abuse, and suicide. Sometimes I had to put the book down for a little while to reflect on what happened and understand the emotional upheaval inside myself.

In the wrong hands this could have all become a bit too much. A depressing downer and a slog to read through. However, Hamilton's characters are easy to root for. They never stop picking themselves up and carrying on, no matter how bad things get for them. This turns a book that could have been depressing into something much more uplifting. A book about hope and resilience. SECRETS KEPT FROM HIS DAUGHTER might not be a book for everyone as it can be challenging at times. But nothing easy is worth having. The story is engaging, and I found myself caring much more so for the characters than I have in any book for a long time.