Can You Keep a Secret? A novel by Sophie Kinsella

Emma is sitting on a turbulent plane. She's always been a v. nervous flyer. She really thinks that this could be her last moment. So, naturally enough, she starts telling the man sitting next to her - quite a dishy American, but she's too frightened to notice -all her innermost secrets.

How she scans the backs of intellectual books and pretends she's read them. How she does her hair up like Princess Leia in her bedroom. How she's not sure if she has a G-spot, and whether her boyfriend could find it anyway. How she feels like a fraud at work - everyone uses the word 'operational' all the time but she hasn't a due what it means. How the coffee at work is horrible. How she once threw a troublesome client file in the bin. If ever there was a bare soul, it's hers.

She survives the flight, of course, and the next morning the famous founding boss of the whole mega corporation she works for is coming for a look at the UK branch. As he walks around, Emma looks up and realises... It's the man from the plane. What will he do with her secrets? He knows them all - but she doesn't know a single one of his. Or... does she?

Everybody has secrets. Kinsella caught a good idea and make it as the main theme of the book. Still using first person point of view, Emma is common young woman in common situation. Having average life but suddenly her life is turning upside down because her boss—Jack Harper showed up everywhere she goes.

It’s funny when I read Emma told every secret of her to someone stranger in the same flight. I laughed at her stupidity. But in reality, there are a lot of people like her; broken dustbin. And most of them are women.

I can’t believe if there isn’t other Jemima out there. Emma’s friend that stop seeing a guy if there is no chance of being giving diamond ring. And don’t forget she is a paranoid. If someone hurt you, get revenge to him. Back to him to get on the plan, if needed. It’s because her mom often being hurt by a guy she sees. Jemima has her own tabloid reporter, too. What a revenge-obssesed woman!

I don’t care with Jemima because Jack had forgiven Emma and he wanted to tell Emma his dirty secrets. That means Jack openly make relationship with Emma. That should couples do to build a good and positive relationship (don’t tell him/her too much. If s/he knows too much, our relationship won’t be attractive anymore).