The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards Paperback Book

Description: The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards Families have secrets they hide even from themselves... It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy family. But the night Dr David Henry delivers his wifes twins is a night that will haunt five lives for ever. For though Davids son is a healthy boy, his daughter has Downs syndrome. FORMAT Paperback CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description The multi-million copy bestseller, Kim Edwards The Memory Keepers Daughter is a moving and poignant novel about grief, family and betrayal.Families have secrets they hide even from themselves...It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy family. But the night Dr David Henry delivers his wifes twins is a night that will haunt five lives for ever.For though Davids son is a healthy boy, his daughter has Downs syndrome. And, in a shocking act of betrayal whose consequences only time will reveal, he tells his wife their daughter died while secretly entrusting her care to a nurse.As grief quietly tears apart Davids family, so a little girl must make her own way in the world as best she can.Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again . . . this is simply a beautiful book Jodi PicoultI loved this riveting story with its intricate characters and beautiful language Sue Monk Kidd, author of the best-selling, The Secret Life of BeesKim Edwards is the author of the short-story collection The Secrets of the Fire King, which was an alternate for the 1998 PEN/Hemingway Award, and has won the Whiting Award and the Nelson Algren Award. Her second novel, The Lake of Dreams, is available from Penguin. She is an assistant professor of English at the University of Kentucky.%%%The multi-million copy bestseller, Kim Edwards The Memory Keepers Daughter is a moving and poignant novel about grief, family and betrayal.Families have secrets they hide even from themselves...It should have been an ordinary birth, the start of an ordinary happy family. But the night Dr David Henry delivers his wifes twins is a night that will haunt five lives for ever.For though Davids son is a healthy boy, his daughter has Downs syndrome. And, in a shocking act of betrayal whose consequences only time will reveal, he tells his wife their daughter died while secretly entrusting her care to a nurse.As grief quietly tears apart Davids family, so a little girl must make her own way in the world as best she can.Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again . . . this is simply a beautiful book Jodi PicoultI loved this riveting story with its intricate characters and beautiful language Sue Monk Kidd, author of the best-selling, The Secret Life of BeesKim Edwards is the author of the short-story collection The Secrets of the Fire King, which was an alternate for the 1998 PEN/Hemingway Award, and has won the Whiting Award and the Nelson Algren Award. Her second novel, The Lake of Dreams, is available from Penguin. She is an assistant professor of English at the University of Kentucky. Notes A heart-wrenching novel about love, loss and the destructive power of lies, capturing the pain that lies below the veneer of a perfect family. Perfect for readers groups. Author Biography Kim Edwards is the author of the short-story collection The Secrets of the Fire King, which was an alternate for the 1998 PEN/Hemingway Award, and has won the Whiting Award and the Nelson Algren Award. She is an assistant professor of English at the University of Kentucky. Review Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again ... this is simply a beautiful book Jodi Picoult I loved this riveting story with its intricate characters and beautiful language -- Sue Monk Kidd, author of the best-selling The Secret Life of Bees Prizes Winner of British Book Awards: Sainsburys Popular Fiction Award 2008 Review Text Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again . . . this is simply a beautiful book Review Quote Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again . . . this is simply a beautiful book Details ISBN0141030143 Author Kim Edwards Publisher Penguin Books Ltd ISBN-10 0141030143 ISBN-13 9780141030142 Format Paperback Imprint Penguin Books Ltd Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 813.54 Media Book Edition 1st Pages 432 Short Title MEMORY KEEPERS DAUGHTER Year 2007 Residence Lexington, KY, US Birth 1958 Series Penguin by Hand UK Release Date 2007-04-26 Publication Date 2007-04-26 Alternative 9780141970349 Audience General NZ Release Date 2009-02-01 AU Release Date 2009-02-01 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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