The Memory Keeper's Daughter

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In The Memorj Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards has created a tale of regret and redemption . . .
of characters haunted by their past. Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again . . . simply a beautiful book."
-JODI PICOULT
THIS STUNNING NOVEL BEGINS ON A WINTER NIGHT IN 1 964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving. The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliantly crafted story of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love.
"Kim Edwards writes with great wisdom and... Tovább

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In The Memorj Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards has created a tale of regret and redemption . . .
of characters haunted by their past. Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again . . . simply a beautiful book."
-JODI PICOULT
THIS STUNNING NOVEL BEGINS ON A WINTER NIGHT IN 1 964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving. The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliantly crafted story of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love.
"Kim Edwards writes with great wisdom and compassion. . . . This is a wonderful, heartbreaking, heart-healing novel." —Luanne Rice
"Anyone would be struck by the extraordinary power and sympathy of The Memory Keeper's Daughter." —The Washington Post
"Kim Edwards has written a novel so mesmerizing that I devoured it."
—Sena Jeter Naslund
"Edwards is a born novelist. . . . The Memoy Keeper's Daughter is rich with psychological detail and the nuances of human connection." —Chicago Tribune
Look for the Penguin Readers Guide in the back of this book
Cover design by Greg MoUica Cover photography: Dress; Liz Magic Laser Snow: © Roy Mehta/Getty Images . / Vissza