{"product_id":"9780060825805","title":"The Memory Keeper's Daughter","description":"\u003cp\u003eOn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA brilliantly crafted, stunning debut, \u003cb\u003eThe Memory Keeper's Daughter\u003c\/b\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerformed by Martha Plimpton\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47009934508272,"sku":"9780060825805","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780060825805_p0.jpg?v=1763620480","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780060825805","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}