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A heartwarming story of familial secrets and love.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a must-read for those seeking a poignant family drama. The book delves into the complexities of morality and how one decision can have a ripple effect on people's lives. With its stunning prose and compelling characters, you'll empathize with their plight and root for their eventual reconciliation.

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ISBN: 9780143037149
Publisher: Penguin Books
Date of Publication: 2006-05-30
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Drama
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Goodreads rating: 3.69
(rated by 597283 readers)

Description

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 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. Norah Henry, who knows only that her daughter died at birth, remains inconsolable; her grief weighs heavily on their marriage. And Paul, their son, raises himself as best he can, in a house grown cold with mourning. Meanwhile, Phoebe, the lost daughter, grows from a sunny child to a vibrant young woman whose mother loves her as fiercely as if she were her own.
 

A heartwarming story of familial secrets and love.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a must-read for those seeking a poignant family drama. The book delves into the complexities of morality and how one decision can have a ripple effect on people's lives. With its stunning prose and compelling characters, you'll empathize with their plight and root for their eventual reconciliation.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.