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

The Memory Keeper's Daughter CD

Literature & Fiction

Edwards, Kim

United States

HarperAudio

The Secrets of a Fire King: Stories

Young, fiery and bright, Eshlaini has her whole future ahead of her - until her father condemns her to a life of spinsterhood. Joyce has settled into Malaysian life after thirty years as an ex-pat wife - or so she thinks, until a newcomer arrives and reveals just how little of her home she knows. Jade Moon wants the best for her family - but, surrounded by Americans who reject her Korean traditions, she must first work out what `the best' means. Though cultures and distances separate them, their experiences reflect our universal fears and desires. From a breathtaking island off Singapore to upstate New York and France, Kim Edwards takes in the world, compassionately and gracefully exploring the obstacles of time, place and circumstance in all of our quests for love, happiness and acceptance.

Contemporary

Penguin Group USA

The Lake of Dreams

Literary

Viking Adult

Unabridged, 12 CDs, 15 hours
Read by TBA
The highly anticipated new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Memory Keeper's Daughter.

The Lake of Dreams: A Novel

Penguin Audio

A #1 New York Times bestseller by Kim Edwards, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter is a brilliantly crafted novel of parallel lives, familial secrets, and the redemptive power of loveKim Edwards’s stunning novel begins on a winter night in 1964 in Lexington, Kentucky, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy, but the doctor immediately recognizes that his daughter has Down 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, Caroline, to take the baby away to an institution and never to reveal the secret. 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 winter night long ago. A family drama, The Memory Keeper’s Daughter explores every mother's silent fear: What would happen if you lost your child and she grew up without you? It is also an astonishing tale of love and how the mysterious ties that hold a family together help us survive the heartache that occurs when long-buried secrets are finally uncovered.

The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel

Penguin??Books

Used Softcover Edition published by Penguin Books, N.Y., 2005, 401 pages in Very Good Condition. Cover has slight wear along the edges. text is clean and unmarked with no rips, tears, creases, loose or bent pages. A stunning novel that begins on a winter's night in 1964, when a blizzard forces Dr. David Henry to deliver his own twins. His son born first is perfectly healthy, but he recognizes immediately that his daughter has Down syndrome. In a hasty split-second decision that will haunt him forever, he tells the nurse assisting him to take the baby away to an institution. But, the nurse instead takes the child and disappears to another city to raise the baby as her own. A deeply moving and brilliantly-crafted story of parallel lives, family secrets, and the redemptive power of love. Simply a beautiful tale of regret and redemption, of characters haunted by their past. Absolutely mesmerizing from cover to cover. We ship within 24 hours of your purchase with a Delivery Confirmation.

Memory Keeper's Daughter

Penguin

The first story collection from the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper's Daughter With The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards touched hearts across the nation. In this, her first collection of stories-now with three new stories added-she explores the lives of those who exist on the fringes of society: a fire-eater, an American and his Korean war bride, Madame Curie's maid, and others. Though their tales vary dramatically, each comes up against the barriers of place and circumstance in the most universal of experiences: the quest to discover and understand the elusive mysteries of love. Transporting readers to exotic locations, this beautiful collection reinforces Edwards's presence as an extraordinarily gifted writer.

The Secrets of a Fire King

W.W.Norton&Company

From Kim Edwards, the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Memory Keeper's Daughter, an arresting novel of one family's secret history Imbued with all the lyricism, compassion, and suspense of her bestselling novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, Kim Edwards’s The Lake of Dreams is a powerful family drama and an unforgettable story of love lost and found. Lucy Jarrett is at a crossroads in her life, still haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade earlier. She returns to her hometown in Upstate New York, The Lake of Dreams, and, late one night, she cracks the lock of a window seat and discovers a collection of objects. They appear to be idle curiosities, but soon Lucy realizes that she has stumbled across a dark secret from her family's past, one that will radically change her—and the future of her family—forever. The Lake of Dreams will delight those who loved The Memory Keeper’s Daughter, as well as fans of Anna Quindlen and Sue Miller.

Set in Asia, America, and Europe, an anthology of short fiction explores the many faces and facets of love, the consequences of love used unwisely, and human beings and their search for identity and struggle to realize their dreams.

In each of these elegant and mesmerizing stories, Kim Edwards explores the lives of those who exist on the fringes of society--a fire-eater, an American and his Korean war bride, a juggler and a trapeze artist. Spanning several generations and transporting us to exotic locations in Europe, Asia, and America, this wise and exquisite story collection marks the debut of a gifted new voice in literature.

Picador

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The Memory Keeper's Daughter CD

The Secrets of a Fire King: Stories

The Lake of Dreams

The Lake of Dreams: A Novel

The Memory Keeper's Daughter: A Novel

Memory Keeper's Daughter

The Secrets of a Fire King

The Lake of Dreams

The Secrets of a Fire King: Stories

The Secrets of a Fire King