Memory Keeper's Daughter, The
Kim Edwards's stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every mother's silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes...
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Kim Edwards's stunning family drama evokes the spirit of Sue Miller and Alice Sebold, articulating every mother's silent fear: what would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? In 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins, he immediately recognizes that one of them has Down Syndrome and makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780141032610 (0141032618)
Publish date: March 1st 2007
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Historical Fiction,
Adult,
Drama,
Family,
Contemporary,
Womens Fiction,
Chick Lit
On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he sees immediately that she has Down's syndrome. Rationalizing it as a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split second deci...
Kim Edwards’ captivating novel, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, shows how one lie told on the spur of the moment, can greatly affect the lives of those around you. Nora’s labour starts during a snowstorm and her doctor can’t make it on time for the delivery. Her husband, Dr. David Henry, with the help...
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30/10 - I really enjoyed this book. My favourite parts were the scenes when we followed Caroline and Phoebe's story. I'm writing this about a month after reading it and can't remember most of the details of the book, just that I enjoyed it.*Update 2014* I wrote this five years ago and am embarrassed...
May be the first time I don't have a shelf for a book (!). Plot is very interesting, it is very slow-paced, but as it was well written, it was not tedious. If I had to summarize the story it would take me a page and a half maybe. Twins separate at birth, she with Down's Syndrome and he healthy. Sh...
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