The memory keeper's daughter
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 decision that will alter all of their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and never to reveal the secret.
But Caroline, the nurse, cannot leave the infant. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child herself. So begins this beautifully told story that unfolds over a quarter of a century in which these two families, ignorant of each other, are yet bound by the fateful decision made that long-ago winter night.
A brilliantly crafted, stunning debut, The Memory Keeper's Daughter explores the way life takes unexpected turns, and how the mysterious ties that hold a family together help us survive the heartache that occurs when long-buried secrets burst into the open.
Performed by Martha Plimpton
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Custody of children -- Fiction -- Audiobooks (CD)
Domestic fiction
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Down syndrome
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Fiction
Parent and child
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Parent and child -- Fiction -- Audiobooks (CD)
Psychological fiction
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Romance
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9781428125551
9780670034161
9780061157950
Level 5.8, 22 Points
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Grouping Title | memory keepers daughter |
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subject_facet | Audiobooks (CD) Brothers and sisters -- Fiction -- Audiobooks (CD) Custody of children -- Fiction Custody of children -- Fiction -- Audiobooks (CD) Domestic fiction Domestic fiction. -- Audiobooks (CD) Down syndrome -- Fiction -- Audiobooks (CD) Parent and child -- Fiction Parent and child -- Fiction -- Audiobooks (CD) Psychological fiction Psychological fiction -- Audiobooks (CD) Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction -- Audiobooks (CD) Twins -- Fiction -- Audiobooks (CD) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_display | The memory keeper's daughter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_full | The Memory Keeper's Daughter The memory keeper's daughter / Kim Edwards The memory keeper's daughter [sound recording] / by Kim Edwards | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
title_short | The memory keeper's daughter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
topic_facet | Audiobooks (CD) Brothers and sisters Custody of children Down syndrome Fiction Parent and child Romance Separation (Psychology) Twins |