In The Memory Keeper's Daughter,Kim Edwards has created a tale of regret and redemption of characters haunted by their past. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes asplit-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. Heasks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution.

THIS STUNNING NOVEL BEGINS ON A WINTER NIGHT IN1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver hisown twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but thedoctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes asplit second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. Heasks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the childas her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving, The Memry Keeper's Daughter is a brilliantly crafted story of parallellives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love.

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The Neory Keeper’Daughter

1964

 March 1964

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　February 1965

 March 1965

 Mary 1965

1970

 Mary 1970

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 June 1970

1977

 July 1977

 August 1977

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 September 1977

1982

 April 1982

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1988

 July 1988

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 November 1988

1989

 July 1，1989

 July 2-4，1989

 September 1989