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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.
中文简介：
故事从一个大风雪的夜晚开始。医生大卫親自为妻子诺拉接生，却发现双胞胎之一的女婴患有唐氏症。为了不让妻子面对新生女儿为心智障碍的悲剧，大卫以善意的謊言蒙骗诺拉女儿已夭折，谁知這个决定从此让整个家庭变了样。
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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