The Memory Keepers's Daughter

by Kim Edwards

On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he sees immediately that she has Down's Syndrome. Rationalizing it as a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split-second decision that will alter all of their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and never to reveal the secret.

I loved the first 200 pages of this book but after a while I thought that it got very depressing. The ending was not very satisfying either. However, everyone else I know that has read it really liked it - so give it a try and let me know what you think.