The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel - Softcover

"Edwards is a born novelist....The Memory Keeper's Daughter is rich with psychological detail and the nuances of human connection. [An] extraordinary debut."
-Chicago Tribune

"Anyone would be struck by the extraordinary power and sympathy of The Memory Keeper's Daughter."
-The Washington Post

"Absolutely mesmerizing."
-Sue Monk Kidd

"Kim Edwards has created a tale of regret and redemption... you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again . . . simply a beautiful book."
-Jodi Picoult

"Kim Edwards writes with great wisdom and compassion.... This is a wonderful, heartbreaking, heart-healing novel."
-Luanne Rice

"A heart-wrenching book, by turns light and dark, literary and suspenseful."
-Library Journal

"A gripping novel, beautifully written."
-Ursula Hegi
"Gripping from its start. Highly accomplished."
-The Guardian (UK)

"A remarkable achievement. [Kim Edwards has] clearly hit a nerve."
-The Independent (UK)

"Masterfully written...a compelling story that explores universal themes: the secrets we harbor, even from those we love; our ability to rationalize all manner of lies; and our fear that there will always be something unknowable about the people we love most."
-The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

"I devoured it."
-Sena Jeter Naslund

In a tale spanning twenty-five years, a doctor delivers his newborn twin daughter during a snowstorm and, rashly deciding to protect his wife from the baby's affliction with Down Syndrome, turns her over to a nurse, who secretly raises the child. A first novel. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.