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 On Wednesday, September 24, 2008 Regina’s Royal Reads Book Club will be discussing The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. Discussion will take place in the Regina Library at 7:00 pm.
This stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins.
His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down syndrome. For motives he tells himself are good, he makes a split-second decision that will haunt all their lives forever. He asks his nurse, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child as her own. Compulsively readable and deeply moving, The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a brilliantly crafted story of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of love.
If you care to join in the conversation, please R.S.V.P. to Mrs. Carol Braden, librarian, at 216-382-210, ext. 228 or email her at bradenc@reginahigh.com.
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