Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #840 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

Review
'Crafted with language so lovely you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again ... this is simply a beautiful book' Jodi Picoult'I loved this riveting story with its intricate characters and beautiful language' - Sue Monk Kidd, author of the best-selling, The Secret Life of Bees

Easy Living
"The Memory Keeper's Daughter is an enthralling novel about the
deepest secrets that can never stay hidden."

Daily Mail
"A strong and moving story. It's easy to see how it gained its
place on the U.S. besteller lists."

Customer Reviews

Misleading title
The title and description of the book lead me to believe that the story would focus mainly on the Phoebe, which is what lead me to read this book. I thought reading about the challenges that she faced in everyday life would have made a very interseting story. However, the book does not really focus on Phoebe at all, it focuses on David, Nora and Paul. Yet, the challenges of their lives and the parts which I wanted to read more on were skimmed over. We never really get to know the characters as 25 years is skimmed over in 400 pages with not enough detail on the more interesting aspects of the plot. I would still recommend this book as a light read as it is an interesting idea and still made me think about how a disability affects the family and not just the person but would advise people not to listen to the hype - if they do they will be disapointed

interestingly moving....
I wasn't really sure what I thought about this book - read it months ago - but as time goes on the more I think I liked it. It isn't thrilling or exciting, but you really do go through a journey with the story line and plot. It kept me questioning what I would do in the different situations, and although it is set more than forty years ago, you do wonder how much times and prejudices have altered or not, as the case may be. I can see why the book received mixed reviews, but my advice is buy it, read it, and judge for yourself. It will definately have you thinking.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Rosemary Morris author of Tangled Hearts set in Queen Anne's England 1702-1714
In 1964 if you delivered your son during a snowstorm assisted by one nurse and then delivered your daughter who suffered from Down's Syndrome what would you do?

Would you, like David, in accordance with the custom of the day order the nurse to place your daughter in a home? David, who has never come to terms with the death of his sister who had a heart problem, does that and tells his wife the baby died.

His decision and the nurse's decision not to put the baby in care will affect not only the rest of his life but that of his family and that of the nurse and his daughter.

The prose is compelling and the story remains in the mind long after the last page is read,

Rosemary Morris

Tangled Hearts set in Queen Anne's England 1702-1714 received 5* reviews.