Dr. David Henry is forced one snowy night to deliver his baby, as his wife goes into premature labour. What happens is a shock to him. One perfect baby is born. One, not so perfect. It's the 60's and in Dr. Henry's mind, this child with Down's Syndrome would never live long, he who lost his own sister young and witnessed his mother's grief would not allow that to happen to his own wife and son. So he makes a decision that would haunt him for the rest of his life.

This book was a lot more touching and poignant than I thought it would be. The words, often dark and twisted, brought me straight into the pages, looking through the eyes of David's camera, listening to Paul's music or fighting with Caroline for Phoebe's right to an education. Two families, one that should have been so perfect, another that would never have existed if the former's hadn't been torn apart.

I felt a deep sadness for David Henry. The weight of his secret, his guilt and his grief is so heavy in the book and written deep within the pages. And not only that, but I felt a deep resentment towards Norah and Paul for their treatment of him. They both seemed so selfish, arrogant and silly with the way they pushed him away when he was trying to be close in the only way he knew how. For me, it was hard to understand Paul's deep anger, why did he feel like this towards his father when it was his mother having the countless affairs? Surely, that's not right. even his reaction to David's eventual death, slow and not to piercing, an acceptance. And even with his death, both David's son and wife make remarks about him that are so cutting.

There was a lack of forgiveness in the book which I would have liked to have seen. Norah taking a step back, seeing how she had acted and how badly she had behaved, yet because it was David who had kept the secret, Norah had her angel wings back. I couldn't buy it and i really didn't like it. Paul, only starting to accept his grief for everything at the end of the book was a bit better than Norah, he had the room and time to grow into what had happened.

At the end of the day, Dr Henry could have told Norah, she had just had the one baby...and things could have turned out a whole lot differently.