| Authors: |
Edwards, Kim, 1958-
Kadushin, Ilyana.
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| Material type: |
CD-Audiobook |
| Subject: |
Parent and child -- Fiction.
Separation (Psychology) -- Fiction.
Custody of children -- Fiction.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
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| Language: |
English |
| Publisher: |
New York : Recorded Books, p2006. |
| Description: |
14 sound discs (16.25 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
| ISBN: |
1428125558 9781428125551 |
| Notes: |
Unabridged. |
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Compact disc. |
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Performed by Ilyana Kadushin. |
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| Rating: |
4 out of 5: They liked it |
| Community reviews |
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Thought provoking and enjoyable! by lstefanelli |
| A heart-breaking decision made by Dr. David Henry during the delivery of his own twins haunts him throughout his lifetime, breaking the bonds of trust with some and enriching the lives of others. |
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| Summary: |
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. |