The Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Memory Keeper's Daughter begins as young Dr. Henry delivers his own child on a blustery winter night in 1964... a beautiful healthy boy, but then the unexpected happens, a second child crowns; a twin to his newborn son, but when David Henry sees the little child's face he sees it marked in each way by a chromosomal disorder, one his family knows painfully too well.

Nurse Caroline is instructed to take the tiny newborn to an institution, but as she looks at the tiny child's face, how can she leave her within the walls of a place marked by madness? Clutching the box to her chest, she sets back out into the snowy night to give Phoebe the best life she can.

This is a touching story of a young man doing what he believes is right, but having to live the rest of his life with that painful secret. It's also the story of a woman who will stop at nothing to give her daughter a home, love, and all the opportunities that she deserves. As a reader, we follow their stories with great compassion. The Memory Keeper's Daughter is a glimpse into the lives of people making difficult decisions and how they come to terms with the aftermath of those choices.