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Book Description:
It is 1964 in Lexington, Kentucky, and a rare and sudden winter storm has blanketed the area with snow. The roads are dangerous, yet Dr. David Henry is determined to get his wife, Norah, to the hospital in time to deliver their first child. But despite David’s methodical and careful driving, it soon becomes clear that the roads are too treacherous, and he decides to stop at his medical clinic instead. There, with the help of his nurse, Caroline, he is able safely to deliver their son, Paul. But unexpectedly, Norah delivers a second child, a girl, Phoebe, in whom David immediately recognizes the signs of Down syndrome.
中文簡介：
故事從一個大風(fēng)雪的夜晚開始。醫(yī)生大衛(wèi)親自為妻子諾拉接生，卻發(fā)現(xiàn)雙胞胎之一的女嬰患有唐氏癥。為了不讓妻子面對新生女兒為心智障礙的悲劇，大衛(wèi)以善意的謊言蒙騙諾拉女兒已夭折，誰知這個決定從此讓整個家庭變了樣。
About Author:
Kim Edwards is the author of a short story collection, The Secrets of a Fire King, which was an alternate for the 1998 PEN/Hemingway Award, and has won both a Whiting Award and the Nelson Algren Award. A graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she currently teaches writing at the University of Kentucky.
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