On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he sees immediately that she has Down's Syndrome. Rationalizing it as a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split-second decision that will alter all of their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and never to reveal the secret. But Caroline, the nurse, cannot leave the infant. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child herself. So begins this beautifully told story that unfolds over a quarter of a century in which these two families, ignorant of each other, are yet bound by the fateful decision made that long-ago winter night. A brilliantly crafted, stunning debut, The Memory Keeper's Daughter explores the way life takes unexpected turns, and how the mysterious ties that hold a family together help us survive the heartache that occurs when long-buried secrets burst into the open. Performed by Martha Plimpton
金·爱德华兹:生于德州,长于纽约,现为肯德基大学英文系助理教授,常于各地举办写作工作坊,著有短篇小说集《火王的秘密》。《不存在的女儿》是她出版的第一部长篇小说。
她是美国各大文学奖项的常胜客。2002年她获得怀丁基金会的怀丁作家奖(Whiting Award),1998年则人选海明威文学奖。她还得过芝加哥论坛报举办的倪尔森爱格林奖(Nelson Algren Award),全国杂志奖(National Magazine Award)等等。
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评分 评分《不存在的女儿》看完已多时,当这本书在豆瓣大热时我不想多说什么。不想成为异己,去和追捧着较劲。当最初的热闹过后,在这夏日的晚上,静静的写下自己的读后感。 我非常同情男主人翁戴维,虽然悲剧是他一手造成的。我相信他在万难中决定送掉患唐氏综合症的菲比是出于...
评分那本来可以是夫妻一起去面对的事情。风雪之夜,年轻的妻子产下一子一女,儿子平安健康,女儿患有唐氏综合征(先天性弱智)。身为医生的丈夫叫人把女儿送走,骗妻子说只有儿子平安出世,女儿出生就死了。他以为这样就保护了妻子。妻子因失去一个孩子受到忧郁症的折磨,丈夫则被...
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