by Kim Edwards · Belfond, LGF, Distribooks Inc · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782253133292
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«L'Enfant de tous les silences» is the contemporary novel by Kim Edwards, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (536 pages, in French).
Kentucky, 1964. Dr. David Henry assists the birth of his wife Norah, who gives birth to a boy and a girl with Down syndrome. On impulse, he hands the baby to nurse Caroline and lies to Norah, saying she died. Caroline raises her as her own daughter. When the truth emerges, both families crack.
Work originally published in English as «The Memory Keeper's Daughter» (2005); the French edition is translated by Évelyne Jouve.
For readers of family dramas and contemporary novels with emotional weight; a common choice in reading clubs.
Kim Edwards is an American author and educator. She is the author of a story collection, The Secrets of a Fire King, and her first novel, The Memory Keeper's Daughter, won several awards and became a bestseller.
