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Book Review of The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter
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A blizzard in 1964 forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. His daughter, the second born, suffers from Down's Syndrome. He makes a split second decision to have the baby taken away to an instituion. He then tells his wife that the daughter is dead. Great book telling of family secrets, parallel lives and the power of love.