I did not care for this book. How can someone be so selfish to deny their wife of the knowledge of another child?

Didn't enjoy this book as I thought I would have hoped.

I wouldn't recommend, I had to force myself to finish it.

Felt contrived.

I thought this book was pretty good.. It really gets you involved in the beginning but seems to lead to nowhere for a while. The character development is a little shallow. I enjoyed it though. It was at least entertaining enough to draw one in and keep the interest.

I liked this book - it kept me interested, it was touching, but it was a little slow.

I am reading this book right now. Its so interesting...after seeing this I feel like getting back to it. Lovely story, I high reccomend it.!

The feeling I got from this storyline stuck with me for years. And I still reread it several times! I love a book that moves your soul in an almost painful way, the characters become a part of the fabric of your life.

loved the book! great story, starts off a bit slow, but worth the wait to get to the good part.

LOVED this book!!!!! Haven't seen the movie yet, but I definately plan too!

I thought this was a very good book that was not done any justice at all by the movie made of it. If that's all you know of the story, don't give up on the book. It truly speaks to the human ability to compartmentalize the horrible things we do to protect ourselves, or those we love. It doesn't sugar coat. Some mistakes cannot be fixed, some things you can't take back. I understand why the doctor sent away his daughter on the night of her birth, but it was his undoing and rightly so, sad as that was. Still, his daughter was given the gift of a wonderful life. A wonderful read for a long winter night.

I saw this book review in a magazine and decided to read it. I really enjoyed it and had no idea there was a movie too, I will have to check it out!

This book captivated me from the first chapter. It tells of a time in which two babies were born into a well to do family, at a time in which a child with any disability was not accepted. It was a very sad and happy book, one that displays a father who made a major call to send one of the twins away. Down's Syndrome children were highly disreguarded , and sent away from the prying eyes of the public. The father, a doctor, sent the child to a home to be raised. Saving his wife and( I ) ended up believing himself from scrutiny. That baby was not delivered to the home as he instructed, but was taken to her own home by one of his staff members. To fast forward, the beautiful baby girl was raised in a wonderful loving home and grew up, doing all of the things normal children did. As she progressed to a young adult, her life became intwined with that of her father and mother, also with the other child born on the same day as she was. This book was very interesting, had a very good plot and a variable happy ending. The movie was a dissapointing screen test at best.. It realy gives insight to a time when any child that was not perfect could be sent away and stored out of sight, without an intervention of love from someone else.

I have not read the book yet....but if it is anything like the made for TV movie....it is excellent!!

I loved the book, and I watched it on lifetime but the movie wasnt so good.