Review: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

Title: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Author: Kim Edwards

Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication Date: May 30, 2006 (first published June 23rd 2005)
Edition: ebook (432 pages)
Genres:

• Fiction
• Adult Fiction

My Rating: 4 of 5 stars

Doctor David Henry delivers his own twins on a stormy night in 1964. Paul, born first, is perfect. Phoebe, born second, has Down syndrome. David Henry asks his nurse to take baby Phoebe to an institution and plans never to tell Nora, his wife, that she is alive. The ramifications of this secret and his decision have far-reaching consequences for everyone. This story is about those consequences and also about the nurturing power of love and acceptance.

I enjoyed this story so much. Though it was not always a happy one, and though it had many sad moments, it was emotionally compelling. It made me think. It made me feel. It made me cry. It touched my heart.

I made the mistake of reading a couple of reviews prior to reading this book, and I almost didn't read it because of them. So glad I gave the book a chance. I will likely revisit it again.