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The Memory Keeper's Daughter CD
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Binding: Audio CD
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780060825805
Edition: Abridged
Format: Abridged
ISBN: 0060825804
Label: HarperAudio
Manufacturer: HarperAudio
Number Of Items: 9
Publication Date: June 28, 2005
Publisher: HarperAudio
Release Date: June 28, 2005
Studio: HarperAudio
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Editorial Review: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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Rating:  - Makes anyone think about life
I really enjoyed this book. I have passed it to others who also feel the same. I have read this book over a year ago now and I still remember the characters and their dilemmas. It is rare that I will read a book more than once, this book is one that I could easily pick up again. If you want a book that is easy to read, but offers more than a simple story, this could be what you are looking for.
Rating:  - I loved it!
I loved this book. I did not want to put it down nor did I want it to end.
Rating: - SO much better than the movie
All I can say is the movie is a shameful representation of the book, and if you've seen it you should read the book just to do it justice. Well written and an easy read, I would recommend it.
Rating:  - Blah blah BLAH
The premise was very intriguing and the story started strong but, like someone else said, there was too much detail about stuff that I just did not care about and it got slow. Very slow. I skimmed a lot to get to the MEAT of the story. I'm sure there was a lot of symbolism that I missed because I did that. Oh well.
The author dropped the ball on a few things that could have made the story much more interesting. Like the notice in the newspaper about Phoebe's death. Shouldn't that ... Read More
Rating: - Good plot, too much detail
The idea of this story grabbed me - the twin with Down's Syndrome being given away in secret - but the truth is one could have as much satisfaction reading the very beginning & the very end. The middle 80% is filled with details (Rosemary, all the camera details, affairs, Paul running away...) that are all just minor & boring details - yet they fill the book. Truthfully, I'm giving it 3 stars because I actually enjoyed reading it & could not wait to see what happens at the end & the ... Read More
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