This book brought me to tears. Although she has been writing for almost a decade, this is a first novel for author Kim Edwards. Jodi Picoult (my favorite, favorite author) describes it perfectly when she writes, "Kim Edwards has created a tale of regret and redemption...of chara
cters haunted by their past. Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again...simply a beautiful book." I couldn't have said it better myself.
cters haunted by their past. Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again...simply a beautiful book." I couldn't have said it better myself.In the middle of a blizzard, Dr. David Henry is forced to deliver his own twins. While his wife sleeps off the pain medication, Henry realizes that one of the twins has unmistakable signs of Down's Syndrome. He makes the split second decision to institutionalize the girl and tell his wife the baby didn't survive. His assistant is charged with delivering the baby to the institution and she also makes a decision that will change her life and the life of the baby. The novel continues as both the doctor and his assistant try to live with the decisions they've made. A gripping novel that shows the worst and best of a human being.
Similar Novels: The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes by Diane Chamberlain, Midwives by Chris Bohjalian, and Portraits in Sepia by Isabel Allende
Length: 401 pages
Copyright: 2005
1 comment:
This was a very good book! I read it in the middle of a class on families of children with disabilities, which brought even more meaning to the book and the class. I felt very sad in the end.
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