On a winter night in 1964, Dr. David Henry is forced by a blizzard to deliver his own twins. His son, born first, is perfectly healthy. Yet when his daughter is born, he sees immediately that she has Down’s Syndrome. Rationalizing it as a need to protect Norah, his wife, he makes a split-second decision that will alter all of their lives forever. He asks his nurse to take the baby away to an institution and never to reveal the secret. But Caroline, the nurse, cannot leave the infant. Instead, she disappears into another city to raise the child herself. So begins this story that unfolds over… Read more.
Trigger and Content Warnings
- Ableism
- Divorce
- Pregnancy & childbirth mentioned
- Hospitalisation of a child for a severe allergic reaction (bee sting)
- Death of a sister from a heart defect at 12-years-old recounted
Context : The protagonist decides to place his daughter with Downs Syndrome in an institution but tells his wife she had passed away at birth.
Trigger Warning Database 