The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel - Brossura

Edwards, Kim

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ISBN 10: 0143037145 ISBN 13: 9780143037149

Casa editrice: Penguin Books, 2006

Riassunto

In a tale spanning twenty-five years, a doctor delivers his newborn twin daughter during a snowstorm and, rashly deciding to protect his wife from the baby's affliction with Down Syndrome, turns her over to a nurse, who secretly raises the child. A first novel. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 100,000 first printing.

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“Edwards is a born novelist....The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is rich with psychological detail and the nuances of human connection. [An] extraordinary debut.”
–Chicago Tribune

“Anyone would be struck by the extraordinary power and sympathy of The Memory Keeper’s Daughter.”
–The Washington Post
 
“Absolutely mesmerizing.”
–Sue Monk Kidd
 
“Kim Edwards has created a tale of regret and redemption... you have to reread the passages just to be captivated all over again . . .  simply a beautiful book.”
–Jodi Picoult
 
“Kim Edwards writes with great wisdom and compassion.... This is a wonderful, heartbreaking, heart-healing novel.”
–Luanne Rice
 
“A heart-wrenching book, by turns light and dark, literary and suspenseful.”
–Library Journal 
 
“A gripping novel, beautifully written.”
–Ursula Hegi
 “Gripping from its start. Highly accomplished.”
–The Guardian (UK)
 
“A remarkable achievement. [Kim Edwards has] clearly hit a nerve.”
–The Independent (UK)
 
“Masterfully written...a compelling story that explores universal themes: the secrets we harbor, even from those we love; our ability to rationalize all manner of lies; and our fear that there will always be something unknowable about the people we love most.”
–The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 
 “I devoured it.”
–Sena Jeter Naslund

L'autore:

Kim Edwards is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, which was translated into thirty-eight languages.  She is also the author of the New York Times bestselling novel, The Lake of Dreams, and a collection of short stories, The Secrets of a Fire King.  Her honors include the Whiting Award, the British Book Award, and USA Today’s Book of the Year, as well as the Nelson Algren Award, a National Magazine Award, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.  A graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, she has taught widely in the US and Asia, and currently lives in Lexington, Kentucky.

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• Editore: Penguin Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0143037145
• ISBN 13: 9780143037149
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 448