{"product_id":"the-memory-keepers-daughter-doubleday-large-print-home-library-edition","title":"The Memory Keeper's Daughter Doubleday Large Print Home Library Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdwardss assured but schematic debut novel (after her collection  The Secrets of a Fire King) hinges on the birth of fraternal twins  a healthy boy and a girl with Down syndrome  resulting in the fathers disavowal of his newborn daughter. A snowstorm immobilizes Lexington  Ky.  in 1964  and when young Norah Henry goes into labor  her husband  orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Henry  must deliver their babies himself  aided only by a nurse. Seeing his daughters handicap  he instructs the nurse  Caroline Gill  to take her to a home and later tells Norah  who was drugged during labor  that their son Pauls twin died at birth. Instead of institutionalizing Phoebe  Caroline absconds with her to Pittsburgh. Davids deception becomes the defining moment of the main characters lives  and Phoebes absence corrodes her birth familys core over the course of the next 25 years. Davids undetected lie warps his marriage; he grapples with guilt; Norah mourns her lost child; and Paul not only deals with his parents icy relationship but with his own yearnings for his sister as well. Though the impact of Phoebes loss makes sense  Edwardss redundant handling of the trope robs it of credibility. This neatly structured story is a little too moist with compassion. Copyright Reed Business Information  a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44949598797877,"sku":"ByrdShop_0739456210","price":34.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780739456217.jpg?v=1770082829","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-memory-keepers-daughter-doubleday-large-print-home-library-edition","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}