http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/ Maw Books - book reviews, book recommendations, book lists, author interviews and more! Sat, 21 Nov 2009 04:54:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-17427 Natasha Maw Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:04:12 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-17427 Whittney Mahle - That's a really interesting point that you bring up. I'd like to think that you are right and that he would be accepting of Phoebe had she been the first born. But a part of me tells me that he would have still been disappointed, even if they had kept her. Whittney Mahle – That’s a really interesting point that you bring up. I’d like to think that you are right and that he would be accepting of Phoebe had she been the first born. But a part of me tells me that he would have still been disappointed, even if they had kept her.

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-17309 Whittney Mahle Wed, 05 Nov 2008 23:32:14 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-17309 I've loved reading all the discussion points! Does anyone else think that the story would have been different if Phoebe had been born first? I think part of the reason that David was able to discount her so quickly is that she was such a surprise to him. David and Nora had invested a lot of love, hope and expectations on one baby. I think that if David had seen Phoebe first, he might not have been able to give her up, even after finding out that there was another baby coming. I’ve loved reading all the discussion points! Does anyone else think that the story would have been different if Phoebe had been born first? I think part of the reason that David was able to discount her so quickly is that she was such a surprise to him. David and Nora had invested a lot of love, hope and expectations on one baby. I think that if David had seen Phoebe first, he might not have been able to give her up, even after finding out that there was another baby coming.

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-7230 Mary May Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:33:24 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-7230 I enjoyed the book, although I thought it was very drawn out. I thought that the writer used the phrase "warmth of the skin against . . ." so many times throughout the story that it became irritating after awhile. The story could have been told without so many descriptions of the "feel of her skin . . . or bones . . . or breath', etc. etc. I enjoyed the book, although I thought it was very drawn out. I thought that the writer used the phrase “warmth of the skin against . . .” so many times throughout the story that it became irritating after awhile. The story could have been told without so many descriptions of the “feel of her skin . . . or bones . . . or breath’, etc. etc.

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-2715 marie Fri, 06 Jun 2008 21:45:46 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-2715 I loved the book. The whole idea with vertigo and making decisions that seem to be the right ones for the sake of the family but in the end the decisions back fired. We are all filled with regrets about what could have been. One thing is for sure...you can't have tunnel vision about morals and read this book. I loved each character for there flaws and their justifications of their own actions. I loved the book. The whole idea with vertigo and making decisions that seem to be the right ones for the sake of the family but in the end the decisions back fired. We are all filled with regrets about what could have been. One thing is for sure…you can’t have tunnel vision about morals and read this book. I loved each character for there flaws and their justifications of their own actions.

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-1635 Tracee Sun, 27 Apr 2008 12:08:24 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-1635 I agree with Trish on this one, it was disappointing. I just found it hard to imagine that a father would allow his daughter to be taken away, and a husband would watch his wife continue to grieve. I agree with Trish on this one, it was disappointing. I just found it hard to imagine that a father would allow his daughter to be taken away, and a husband would watch his wife continue to grieve.

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-1330 Trish Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:29:21 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-1330 I came away from this one with mild disappointment. Overall I enjoyed the story--but I, too, was expecting something big to happen. I came here via your current bestsellers list and was surprised that this was at #1 again--but isn't there a lifetime movie that just came out? I came away from this one with mild disappointment. Overall I enjoyed the story–but I, too, was expecting something big to happen. I came here via your current bestsellers list and was surprised that this was at #1 again–but isn’t there a lifetime movie that just came out?

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-542 Natasha Maw Sat, 08 Mar 2008 21:48:48 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-542 Aria - Thanks for such a great review! If I was Caroline I don't know how I could have done what she did. Sure, she loved Phoebe, she was protecting David, but she knew Norah genuinely grieved for this lost child, but yet she did nothing. A very thought provoking book. Aria – Thanks for such a great review! If I was Caroline I don’t know how I could have done what she did. Sure, she loved Phoebe, she was protecting David, but she knew Norah genuinely grieved for this lost child, but yet she did nothing. A very thought provoking book.

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-519 Aria Sat, 08 Mar 2008 08:16:52 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-519 I just finished this book myself and found the motives to be thought-provoking. While I couldn't ever accept what David did, I can almost understand it... almost. At least with the pain of June, he thought he was sparing them something. If he hadn't built up such a wall, it might not have been so bad but I guess giving a child away tends to upset the conscience... I also kept wondering about Caroline and why she wouldn't have come to Norah earlier. I understand she came to love Phoebe as her own and wanted to keep her but she should have come forward and Edwards never really explained how Caroline justified that. I was hoping that Rosemary would let Norah know sometime but there was a lot of exploration into emotions and not so much action. Not my normal kind of book but not bad, either. I just finished this book myself and found the motives to be thought-provoking. While I couldn’t ever accept what David did, I can almost understand it… almost. At least with the pain of June, he thought he was sparing them something. If he hadn’t built up such a wall, it might not have been so bad but I guess giving a child away tends to upset the conscience… I also kept wondering about Caroline and why she wouldn’t have come to Norah earlier. I understand she came to love Phoebe as her own and wanted to keep her but she should have come forward and Edwards never really explained how Caroline justified that. I was hoping that Rosemary would let Norah know sometime but there was a lot of exploration into emotions and not so much action. Not my normal kind of book but not bad, either.

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-496 Natasha Maw Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:36:14 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-496 Jenny - It's sad in the beginning to think what a father could do to his own child and the consequences with living with that lie for his whole life. I don't know how he did it. Jenny – It’s sad in the beginning to think what a father could do to his own child and the consequences with living with that lie for his whole life. I don’t know how he did it.

]]> http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-484 Jenny Thu, 06 Mar 2008 13:52:49 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/02/21/the-memory-keepers-daughter-by-kim-edwards-and-a-giveway/#comment-484 My mother has this book, and I've been trying to decide whether I want to read it for ages. She said it was very, very sad, so I've sort of been waiting for a really cheerful day to pick it up. :) My mother has this book, and I’ve been trying to decide whether I want to read it for ages. She said it was very, very sad, so I’ve sort of been waiting for a really cheerful day to pick it up.

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