| The Memory Keeper's Daughter CD [ABRIDGED] |  | Author: Edwards Kim
Publisher: HarperAudio; Abridged edition
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  889 reviews
Sales Rank: 3862215
ISBN: 0670917095
EAN: 9780670917099
ASIN: 0670917095
Publication Date: 2005
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 A different time, a different way of life January 6, 2009
Wasn't quite sure about the ending - I don't know if the wife would have made a different choice as she came across as a society wife to me. A good read though.
Interesting Read January 5, 2009
I thought it was a pretty good read. It kept my attention the whole way and I felt attached to the characters. Interesting story line, not super original but pretty good.
Interesting and thought provoking read January 4, 2009
This books seems to polarise those who read it - you either like it or you don't. I fall into the former category. The story of a fathers decision to give away his child with Downs and the effect it has on everyone from that day forward, I found to be interesting and well written, and worthy of the attention that this book has generated.
It is not a book for everyone - it suited my tastes because I like very strong character driven books that cover a period of years and the changes that those years bring. Down side is that it is a quite slow moving book, which will definitely deter some readers from continuing to read this book to its conclusion.
 More than Memories January 3, 2009
Kim Edwards has done more than tell a story in her novel The Memory Keeper's Daughter. She's captured perfectly the heartache caused by secrets kept and vows broken. What particularly impressed me by this author is how her characters are so vivid, so real in the way they live within the limitations of their own making. When Dr. Henry can't face the thought of having a "retarded" child, he does the unthinkable and sends it away, telling his wife Nora the baby has died. He cannot see the despair he has created in his wife with the lie until much later when it is too late to reverse the terrible decision. His nurse Caroline takes the baby and raises it as her own. Edwards does a brilliant job portraying Phoebe who has Down Syndrome. Phoebe is not sentimentalized or stereotyped, but shone throughout the novel to be the real victor from the situation. Edwards novel is haunting, inspirational and deeply poignant. It creates the kind of memories that last long after the last page is read.
Interesting read. provocative, worth the time January 1, 2009
I picked this book up while in the middle of a 900 page tome that I am reading. This was a welcome break. The book kept my interest and made me think. It is mostly a sad tale with some humor and rededmption mixed in. The book reminded me that a long trail of deceit and sorrow can follow a quick decision. There are so many human dynamics to observe and ponder in this book starting with David's gut-wrenching decision. I would think that this would be a great choice for a book club; since it offers so much up for discussion.
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