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The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008) TV Special vs Book
TV special · 2008 · Directed by Mike Barker · Starring Emily Watson, Dermot Mulroney, Gretchen Mol
The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008) TV Special: Cast and Details
A doctor makes a secret decision on the night his children are born, and it shapes his family for the next twenty-five years.
Book vs TV Special: How Close Is It?
Close to the bookThe TV film keeps the main story across the decades but has to compress the novel's many years and secondary characters.
Read or watch first?
The novel gives more time to each character's inner life. The film is a shorter way into the story.
What the book gives you
The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards
A moving, easy-to-follow story that asks what people owe each other. It was a big book-club favorite.
Who will like it: Readers who like family sagas about secrets and their cost.