Kim Edwards writes literary and historical fiction about families altered by secrets and decisions that cannot easily be reversed. The Memory Keeper's Daughter begins in 1964 when doctor David Henry attends the birth of his own twins during a snowstorm and secretly asks a nurse to place his daughter, who has Down syndrome, in an institution while telling his wife that the baby died. The nurse instead raises the child herself, and the novel follows both households over many years as the original lie shapes marriages, parenthood and identity. The Lake of Dreams centres on a woman returning to her family's home and discovering evidence of a forgotten relative in old documents and stained glass. The Memory Keeper's Daughter is the main entry point for Edwards's family fiction, particularly for readers interested in a single concealed decision whose consequences unfold across decades. Read more Less
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