The Memory Keeper's Daughter

[Boom]

http://www.memorykeepersdaughter.com/

Read this whilst on holiday. Not my normal type but was given it by a person out there when I ran out of books!!

Anyway, was gripped the whole time and really loved it. Really poignant and touching

[funkyfish]

I've read it....i thought it was quite sad.

Nicely written and great character development.

[snowy1974]

I've read it as well, not my normal type of book but thought it was well written and a touching story.

[Girlzmum]

I read this book about a year ago and couldn't put it down.

[squeakysue]

I read this last year- really enjoyed it

[Chell]

Looks good, I need to buy a book for when I'm in hospital, I'll look out for that one.

[Rainbowwitch]

whats the book about and who wrote it

[funkyfish]

whats the book about and who wrote it

This stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins.
His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving, The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliantly crafted story of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love.

Kim Edwards

[Rainbowwitch]

That sounds a interesting book - is it a newish book or would my library have it stocked?

[Rainbowwitch]

Ive just checked my library (on line) and they have a few copies - will be looking next week when I return my others