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Books : The Memory Keeper's Daughterby: Kim Edwards
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 Rating:  - It left me feeling queasy."The Memory Keeper's Daughter" opens in March 1964, with Dr David Henry and his wife, Norah, soon to become parents. The couple, who live in Kentucky, had only met about a year previously - but were married within three months and quite clearly didn't hang about when it came to starting a family. Unfortunately, with a blizzard raging outside, Norah goes into labour - three weeks ahead of schedule. The couple manage to make it as far as David's own clinic - where David and one of his nurses, Caroline ... Read More Rating:  - Hmmm....I know this has had mixed reviews, and I can understand that some people found it quite slow moving but I personally quite enjoyed the book. The style is a bit different and so is the subject matter - which is refreshing. It does seem to plod along at times, hence I have only given it three stars, but overall whilst I wouldn't recommend you rush out and buy it I would say it's a worthy read if someone lends you a copy/you find it in your local library. Rating: - Misleading titleThe title and description of the book lead me to believe that the story would focus mainly on the Phoebe, which is what lead me to read this book. I thought reading about the challenges that she faced in everyday life would have made a very interseting story. However, the book does not really focus on Phoebe at all, it focuses on David, Nora and Paul. Yet, the challenges of their lives and the parts which I wanted to read more on were skimmed over. We never really get to know the characters as 25 years ... Read More Rating:  - interestingly moving....I wasn't really sure what I thought about this book - read it months ago - but as time goes on the more I think I liked it. It isn't thrilling or exciting, but you really do go through a journey with the story line and plot. It kept me questioning what I would do in the different situations, and although it is set more than forty years ago, you do wonder how much times and prejudices have altered or not, as the case may be. I can see why the book received mixed reviews, but my advice is buy it, read it, ... Read More Rating: - The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Rosemary Morris author of Tangled Hearts set in Queen Anne's England 1702-1714In 1964 if you delivered your son during a snowstorm assisted by one nurse and then delivered your daughter who suffered from Down's Syndrome what would you do? Would you, like David, in accordance with the custom of the day order the nurse to place your daughter in a home? David, who has never come to terms with the death of his sister who had a heart problem, does that and tells his wife the baby died. His decision and the nurse's decision not to put the baby in care will affect ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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