The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

http://www.bookreporter.com/features/beachbag2006/memorykeeper.asp

This website reviews The Memory Daughter's Keeper as being a book where tumultuous events evolve into a family's biggest secret. This author attacks the husband's attempts to save his wife from a lot of grief that he once experienced. The drama is described vividly and it is told that this is a book that is hard to put down. Themes of deprevation, grief, and hoping for the best all roll into one to create this dramatic story.

By Marie Hashima Lofton

http://us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780143037149,00.html?sym=QUE

This article is an intierview with Kim Edwards, the author of the book The Memory Keeper's Daughter. Kim describes the events of her book as one of the critics did, "like a stone being thrown in water- she says it's not the event itself that's interesting, but rather the ripples the event creates in the lives of characters." The interviewer and Kim speak about the motivation that Kim put behind the main character, which basically creates the story. They talk about how Kim uses photography as a metaphor to create a more vivid picture for the reader. This article is sympathetic towards the main character's actions, and view them as a desperate attempt to live a normal life.

by the penguin group

http://littleelizajane.blogspot.com/2008/01/memory-keepers-daughter-edwards.html

This blog's author was very surprised by the many significant events that shaped the plot of the book. She views the actions of the husband as a wife would, and shames him for keeping his wife in the dark about their secret daughter. Because she was unaware, the writer speaks of the amount of lies that the husband must continue to create to keep his secret. The author is emotional about the selfishness that the husband portrayed and how he was able to continue his life and live with the lie he created.
By Amy

http://www.allreaders.com/Topics/Info_34445.asp

This website has a lot of readers showing their individual and unique point of view on the book. Some readers agree with the protagonist and some with the antagonist; certain posts even compare the book to other books that they have read in the past. At the bottom of the website there is a detailed chart with things such as the characters and the themes.

By Angie Bonner, Resident Scholar
Betty-Jeanne Korson, Resident Scholar
Dana Riedberger, Resident Scholar
and other Scholars


A past enveloped in love, A future that's uncertain

This is a real case of a person who has lived with Down Synrome their whole life. He depends on his parents, but as they get older, and his disability gets worse with age, he may not have anyone to take care of him. He can do simple things that anyone else can, but sometimes he needs a bit of assistance


By Maureen O'Hagan

Prenatal Peace of Mind

This article talks about the medical tests that women can take which help them see if their baby has a disease. Down syndrom is one of the abnormalities that can be tested for in this test. Women will not have to worry about abnormalities in their baby after they take this test

Caitlin Stine

http://literaryfeline.blogspot.com/2007/03/memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards.html

This blog is by a woman who reads a lot of books and reviews them on her website. She describes how she felt as she read the book and which characters she connected the best with. The author picks up on major themes that come from the struggle in the book and she describes how each character deals with the hardships.

By Wendy R.