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The Memory Keeper's Daughter - Kim Edwards

7.6 Listal rating

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Manufacturer : Penguin (Non-Classics)
Release date : 30 May 2006
ISBN-10 : 0143037145 | ISBN-13 : 9780143037149
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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 ma ... (more)


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Interesting and quick

Posted : 2 years, 6 months ago at May 17 10:39
I liked the concept of this book very much, twins are born one is perfect and one is not, what do you do? How does your decision effect your life? your family's? The story was good, although to me, there were places where it seemed to stretch the bounds of normal human reactions. It was a fast read, I finished it in 2 sittings.

Rating : 7/10