Heather D. reviewed on 9/16/2007 + 36 more book reviews

When Dr. David Henry's wife goes into labor during a paralyzing winter storm he is forced to deliver his child. His wife, Norah, is under heavy sedation and he is assisted by Caroline, his nurse. Henry's joy is boundless when he delivers a healthy son and also discovers that he is to be the father of twins. With the birth of his second child, a daughter, he makes an immediate and fateful decision. The child is born with Down's Syndrome so believing that he will spare his wife pain he tells Caroline to immediately take the child to an institution and never reveal what she has done. He tells Nora that their son's fraternal twin died at birth.

Caroline is far too kind hearted to obey Henry's orders, so she flees to another city where she raises the daughter, Phoebe.

We can never know whether some decisions we make are for good or ill or what effect they will have upon the future lives of those we love. Author Edwards traces the story of this particular family over 25 years as Norah mourns the loss of her baby girl, and a long kept secret is revealed.

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