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The Memory Keeper's Daughter
- Narrated by: Lorelei King
- Length: 13 hrs and 52 mins
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Summary
For though David's son is a healthy boy, his daughter has Down's 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 David's family, so a little girl must make her own way in the world as best she can.
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Overall5 out of 5 stars
- Kathleen
- 16-04-10
THE MEMORY KEEPERS DAUGHTER.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE LISTENED OR READ THIS AUTHER.I REALLY ENJOYED THIS BOOK I CRIED AS THE STORY WAS SO REAL TO ME.
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Overall4 out of 5 stars
- Venice
- 28-04-10
The Memory Keeper's Diary
With no prior expectations of this novel, it was many chapters before I was hooked.
Superficially simplistic, meandering and at times unbearably slow, the analogy of the Doctor as a God with the fallibility of man, able to alleviate the pain of everyone except his nearest and dearest, works well. The rippling effect (over many decades) of a clinical judgment distorted by emotion is skillfully charted by the author.
Devoid of sentimentality, the depiction of the power of human love is masterful. With no personal experience of children affected by Down’s Syndrome, the vulnerability of Phoebe, albeit fictional, invoked thoughts and emotions never previously explored. With no tidy ending, many questions are left unanswered. This permits tendrils of the novel’s exploration of the human mind to linger long after the last word is spoken.
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Overall3 out of 5 stars
- sarahmoose2000
- 27-07-09
Sad, but engrossing
A seemingly happy couple have twins, one is born with Downs Syndrome, one healthy. The father, suffering from a childhood marred by the death of a younger sister, believes his wife won't be able to cope with the Downs Syndrome daughter; and gives her to a home whilst informing his wife she died.
We follow the lives of the family members forever scarred by the false belief that their daughter/sibling is dead. The reader is left to fight with conflicting emotions regarding the father's decision and the resulting torments inflicted on all the characters involved.
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- S M.
- 24-02-21
A moving story
Written with a depth of feeling that sometimes moves you to tears both of joy and frustration. Would recommend this book.
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Overall2 out of 5 stars
- Hayley
- 18-04-10
Average at best
I wanted to like it, I tried to enjoy it, but I didn't. It had a promising plot, some clever writing and plenty of detail but somehow it failed to engage me. I listened to the audio until the end but I was unable to empathise with the characters... and I have a child with Down syndrome. On that subject the author has tried to present a positive image of disability but failed miserably and the insensitive narration only highlighted this fact. All in all the book is not something I would recommend to others. Conversely a close friend of mine has read it and loved it. She recommended it to me. Horses for courses I guess...
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