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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
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By
Kim Edwards
Narrated by
Ilyana Kadushin
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Audiobook (Fiction)
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16 hrs and 3 mins
Audible Release Date
09-05-06
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Customer Rating

3.44 based on 263 ratings
 

Publisher's Summary

Kim Edwards' 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 makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and to keep her birth a secret. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Deeply moving, The Memory Keeper's Daughter is an astonishing tale of redemptive love.

©2005 Kim Edwards; (P)2006 HarperCollins Publishers

What the Critics Say

"Edwards tells a moving story." (Booklist)
"Edwards is a born novelist....Rich with psychological detail and the nuances of human connection." (Chicago Tribune)
"Anyone would be struck by the extraordinary power and sympathy of The Memory Keeper's Daughter." (The Washington Post)

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Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0Rating 3.0 "coulda been, shoulda been"
By: Tracy (thatcher, AZ, USA)
November 02, 2009
Didn't like it, didn't dislike it. The book was a waste of a lot of peoples lives and mostly a waste of my time.
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "Great book"
By: Lisa (USA)
August 11, 2009
Very well written. I really enjoyed this book.
Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0Rating 5.0 "Riveting"
By: Elizabeth (Bellevue, WA, USA)
June 09, 2009
A split decision made in the middle of a snow storm changes the lives of many, and this book weaves the tale of the result of that decision. I easily loved it and had a hard time leaving it behind in the car when I went to work.
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Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0Rating 4.0 "A really well-crafted story"
By: Joanne (Fredericksburg)
March 12, 2009
This was a book my book club was reading. It was a good read. I found the story more interesting than some of the main characters though, and that made finding a connection with Nora, David, and their son tough at times. Caroline and Phoebe were a different matter. I thought they were wonderful and real. I can't believe the book was Kim Edward's first. It was a really well-crafted story.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful:
Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0Rating 2.0 "Repetitive"
By: Aimee (Everett, WA, USA)
September 30, 2008
Good concept, but really, how often do I need to hear about how "distant" the characters feel from each other? I kept waiting for the characters to grow and evolve, or SOMETHING to happen, but it really never did.

It was a good concept though. I wish the execution had been better.
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