Stock Photo: Cover May Be Different
Click for full-size.
The Memory Keeper's Daughter ----INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION----
by Edwards, Kim
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670034169
- ISBN 13
- 9780670034161
- Seller
-
dallas, Texas, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking, 2005. First Edition/First Printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed association copy as follows ' for ----- and ----- / with gratitude and joy and love / Kim / 29 May 2005'. [Note, signed Kim, without her last name.] Sharp, looks once gently read, tiny staining top edge.
Synopsis
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 love Kim 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.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Craig Hokenson Bookseller
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25394
- Title
- The Memory Keeper's Daughter ----INSCRIBED ASSOCIATION----
- Author
- Edwards, Kim
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition/First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0670034169
- ISBN 13
- 9780670034161
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2005
- Bookseller catalogs
- MODERN FIRST EDITIONS;
Terms of Sale
Craig Hokenson Bookseller
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Craig Hokenson Bookseller
Biblio member since 2008
dallas, Texas
About Craig Hokenson Bookseller
I am internet based, and participate in several book shows a year. Visitors welcome by appointment. I specialize in modern first editions, but offer a wide range of books. I have been buying and selling books for 20 years. I buy books, and will certainly consider trades. Member of the Texas Booksellers Association.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
Frequently asked questions
This Book’s Categories
Handling and Storing Books
Take care of your old books — vintage, antiquarian, and fine — with these tips from a professional bookseller
Collecting Children’s Literature
Children’s books are among some of the most popular themes to build a book collection on. Learn a bit more in our Brief History of Children’s Literature.
