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by <a href="http://reader2.com/evilonion">evilonion</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/evilonion/fiction"  title="fiction">fiction</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Jul 2007 05:09:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_13530</guid><dc:creator>evilonion</dc:creator><category>fiction</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/krin5292</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/krin5292">krin5292</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/krin5292/family"  title="family">family</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/krin5292/twins"  title="twins">twins</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/krin5292/down%26%2339%3Bs_syndrome"  title="down&#39;s_syndrome">down&#39;s_syndrome</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2007 01:30:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_31929_3683</guid><dc:creator>krin5292</dc:creator><category>family</category><category>twins</category><category>down_s_syndrome</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/ricochetxmoon</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Edwards&#39;s assured but schematic debut novel (after her collection, The Secrets of a Fire King) hinges on the birth of fraternal twins, a healthy boy and a girl with Down syndrome, resulting in the father&#39;s disavowal of his newborn daughter. A snowstorm immobilizes Lexington, Ky., in 1964, and when young Norah Henry goes into labor, her husband, orthopedic surgeon Dr. David Henry, must deliver their babies himself, aided only by a nurse. Seeing his daughter&#39;s handicap, he instructs the nurse, Caroline Gill, to take her to a home and later tells Norah, who was drugged during labor, that their son Paul&#39;s twin died at birth. Instead of institutionalizing Phoebe, Caroline absconds with her to Pittsburgh. David&#39;s deception becomes the defining moment of the main characters&#39; lives, and Phoebe&#39;s absence corrodes her birth family&#39;s core over the course of the next 25 years. David&#39;s undetected lie warps his marriage; he grapples with guilt; Norah mourns her lost child; and Paul not only deals with his parents&#39; icy relationship but with his own yearnings for his sister as well. Though the impact of Phoebe&#39;s loss makes sense, Edwards&#39;s redundant handling of the trope robs it of credibility. This neatly structured story is a little too moist with compassion.&quot;
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/lisamwest">lisamwest</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/lisamwest/read2007"  title="read2007">read2007</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:23:01 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_9936</guid><dc:creator>lisamwest</dc:creator><category>read2007</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/jhenafire</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire">jhenafire</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/family,"  title="family,">family,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/Syndrome,"  title="Syndrome,">Syndrome,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/photography,"  title="photography,">photography,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/lies,"  title="lies,">lies,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/adoption,"  title="adoption,">adoption,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/deceit,"  title="deceit,">deceit,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/down"  title="down">down</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/secrets,"  title="secrets,">secrets,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/jhenafire/love,infidelity,"  title="love,infidelity,">love,infidelity,</a>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jan 2007 06:50:11 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_8761</guid><dc:creator>jhenafire</dc:creator><category>family,</category><category>Syndrome,</category><category>photography,</category><category>lies,</category><category>adoption,</category><category>deceit,</category><category>down</category><category>secrets,</category><category>love,infidelity,</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/rdurren2</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/rdurren2">rdurren2</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 17:03:55 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_10944</guid><dc:creator>rdurren2</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/crownmeking</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/crownmeking">crownmeking</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 03:55:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_6212</guid><dc:creator>crownmeking</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/sarahcpwilliams</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/sarahcpwilliams">sarahcpwilliams</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/sarahcpwilliams/Fall2006"  title="Fall2006">Fall2006</a>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jan 2007 04:45:14 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_9740</guid><dc:creator>sarahcpwilliams</dc:creator><category>Fall2006</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/mdixon</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/mdixon">mdixon</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 18:22:08 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_9513</guid><dc:creator>mdixon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/firefeet</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/firefeet">firefeet</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/firefeet/novel"  title="novel">novel</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Nov 2006 04:29:05 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_10415</guid><dc:creator>firefeet</dc:creator><category>novel</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/credo</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/gimmeshiner">gimmeshiner</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Oct 2006 19:31:43 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_10074</guid><dc:creator>gimmeshiner</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/takemedancing</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/takemedancing">takemedancing</a>]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Oct 2006 03:14:04 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_9927</guid><dc:creator>takemedancing</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/linda</link><description><![CDATA[
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/linda">linda</a>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Sep 2006 00:20:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_3126</guid><dc:creator>linda</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/vmusselm</link><description><![CDATA[(read 9/06) The premise of this story involves a doctor who delivers his own twins.  The girl has Down&#39;s Syndrome, the boy does not.  Having grown up with a sister with Down&#39;s Syndrome, and not having adequately resolved the grief from her early death, he hands the girl baby over to the attending nurse for institutionalization.  The nurse keeps the baby, moves to another city and raises the child as her own.<br /><br />The story is well constructed with the exception of errors related to cultural norms for the time periods represented.  For example: the baby&#39;s car seat is mentioned several times in the context that portable car seats are used today.  Car seats were a rarity in 1964, seat belt use was also a rarity, and car seats were not used to transport children extravehicularly.  Another instance was the mention of a new record player in 1989.  Sorry...but new record players in &#39;89 were not the norm.  It would have been a cassette tape player...and the tail end of that technology at that.<br /><br />The prose is fitting of the title.  Characters spend a lot of time reflecting on their memories.....this is the mechanism she uses to give insight into the characters.<br /><br />Her writing makes me think of Jodi Picoult.
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by <a href="http://reader2.com/vmusselm">vmusselm</a><br/>Tags:  <a href="http://reader2.com/vmusselm/Down%26%2339%3Bs"  title="Down&#39;s">Down&#39;s</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/vmusselm/memories,"  title="memories,">memories,</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/vmusselm/Pittsburgh"  title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a> <a href="http://reader2.com/vmusselm/Syndrome,"  title="Syndrome,">Syndrome,</a>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Aug 2006 20:09:09 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">item_id_25352_9189</guid><dc:creator>vmusselm</dc:creator><category>Down_s</category><category>memories,</category><category>Pittsburgh</category><category>Syndrome,</category></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Memory Keeper's Daughter]]></title><link>http://reader2.com/julzddm</link><description><![CDATA[
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