The Memory Keeper's Daughter

This week I have read The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards. It is the story of a father who delivers his wifes fraternal twins into the world. The daughter is born with downs syndrome. He gives the girl to the nurse helping him and asks her to take her to an institution, telling his wife the girl died. The nurse runs off and raises the child on her own. The story is basically about the parallel lives of the two families and how the father deals with the guilt of it all.
I give this book a 4.5 out of 5. It is such a beautiful book with often times very poetic writing. I really enjoyed this book and think any mother, teacher, or person who knows a mentally disabled person would really enjoy it.