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The Memory Keeper's daughter
*My Cinderella.*
post Jan 23 2007, 11:10 PM
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Has anyone read this book? I swear, once I started reading this book I couldn't put it down.

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Edwards's assured but schematic debut novel (after her collection, The Secrets of a Fire King) hinges on the birth of fraternal twins, a healthy boy and a girl with Down syndrome, resulting in the father's disavowal of his newborn daughter. A snowstorm immobilizes Lexington, Ky., in 1964, and when young Norah Henry goes into labor, her husband, orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Henry, must deliver their babies himself, aided only by a nurse. Seeing his daughter's handicap, he instructs the nurse, Caroline Gill, to take her to a home and later tells Norah, who was drugged during labor, that their son Paul's twin died at birth. Instead of institutionalizing Phoebe, Caroline absconds with her to Pittsburgh. David's deception becomes the defining moment of the main characters' lives, and Phoebe's absence corrodes her birth family's core over the course of the next 25 years. David's undetected lie warps his marriage; he grapples with guilt; Norah mourns her lost child; and Paul not only deals with his parents' icy relationship but with his own yearnings for his sister as well. Though the impact of Phoebe's loss makes sense, Edwards's redundant handling of the trope robs it of credibility. This neatly structured story is a little too moist with compassion.

I'm trying to finish it at the moment. _smile.gif I recommended it to anyone who likes a good read.
 
 
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post Feb 1 2007, 07:28 PM
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I saw this book...I haven't read it yet.. is it good?
 

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My Cinderella.   The Memory Keeper's daughter   Jan 23 2007, 11:10 PM
mona lisa   Oh my gosh! I read a review of this book in a ...   Jan 23 2007, 11:13 PM
My Cinderella.   It's a heck of a good read. I would say more b...   Jan 23 2007, 11:14 PM
thanhmai   Hmmm, I was thinking of getting this book at Borde...   Jan 23 2007, 11:37 PM
My Cinderella.   My sister actually told me to buy it for her from ...   Jan 24 2007, 01:42 AM
walk the line   my mom gave it to me as a christmas gift. but i ha...   Jan 31 2007, 07:15 PM
WHIMSICAL 0NE   I ended up getting this book back when it came out...   Jan 31 2007, 07:24 PM
aicilah999   I saw this book...I haven't read it yet.. is i...   Feb 1 2007, 07:28 PM
My Cinderella.   Haha, yes very.   Feb 1 2007, 07:30 PM
ashopely   My humanities teacher always talks about this book...   Feb 4 2007, 11:06 PM
My Cinderella.   Haha, I feel bad for not continuing right now. I...   Feb 4 2007, 11:18 PM


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