Reading Response to The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

       The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards has a very interesting story line.  This book is very intriguing though a little difficult to relate to since the events that occur in it are so out of the ordinary.  In the story so far, the wife of a loving husband gave birth to twins.  She was expecting to give birth to her children with a doctor though when she went into labor the doctor had a car wreck trying to get to the hospital.  The husband, a orthopedic surgeon, was forced to deliver his babies.  There is a twist though.  They were only expecting one baby so when two came they were delighted.  The husband however saw that the little girl was not healthy and had a similar disease that his sister had died of.  He told his assistant to take the baby to a home for children with these problems.  He did not want to tell his wife of this decision so he told her that the girl had died and that they only had a little boy.
       As you can see, this story line is a little confusing and hard to follow.  There is not a lot to connect the reader to the book other than true curiosity.  I think the author could have done a little better job trying to give her audience something, even it is a small thing, to relate to.  A father hiding his daughter from the mother does not happen often, which is a good and bad thing for this book.  It doesn't happen often therefore it is interesting to read about, but hard to empathize with.  There is not a level of emotional attachment to the characters.  Other than the lack of relatable material this book is amazing.  I can't wait to find out what happens next.