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Book Review of The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter
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Dr. Henry and his wife are expecting...unbeknownst to them, it is fraternal twins, one healthy boy and a girl with down syndrome. Dr. Henry has to deliver them due to a snow storm, and when he sees that his daughter has D.S., he hands her over to his nurse and asks her to bring her to an institution so as to save his wife from the heart ache. He proceeds to tell his wife that they had twins, but the girl passed away. The book progresses thru their lives, when at the end, the truth is unveiled. I enjoyed this book, although the author tends to be too descriptive at times.