What are the motifs in Daughters of the House by Michele Roberts?

Secrets are a recurring idea. The entire novel is built around the suspense of several secrets held by villagers and by members of the household. At the opening of the novel, we hear that the house harbors secrets, and as readers we want to read on to find out what they are. Léonie is constantly questioning the adults around her, wanting to know about the secrets that are part of the adult world. First, there is the question of what happened to Antoinette during the war