The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is a powerful combination of a tragic and poignant family story as well as riveting page-turner, due primarily to the fact that it centers on such a shocking act by one individual that affects everyone he cares about. “Masterfully written…a compelling story that explores universal themes: the secrets we harbor, even from those we love our ability to rationalize all manner of lies and our fear that there will always be something unknowable about the people we love most.” “A heart-wrenching book, by turns light and dark, literary and suspenseful.” This is a wonderful, heartbreaking, heart-healing novel.” “Kim Edwards writes with great wisdom and compassion…. “Kim Edwards has created a tale of regret and redemption… you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again. “Anyone would be struck by the extraordinary power and sympathy of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.” The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is rich with psychological detail and the nuances of human connection. 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 winter night long ago.Ī family drama, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter explores every mother’s silent fear: What would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? It is also an astonishing tale of love and how the mysterious ties that hold a family together help us survive the heartache that occurs when long-buried secrets are finally uncovered. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child herself. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution and never to reveal the secret. Rationalizing it as a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split second decision that will alter all of their lives forever. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. ![]() Kim Edwards’s stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964 in Lexington, Kentucky, when a blizzard forces Dr. A #1 New York Times bestseller by Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is a brilliantly crafted novel of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love
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