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LadyLilly
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PostPosted: April 09 2008, 11:43 AM    Post subject:
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Hi everyone. I’m sure a lot of you are familiar with Kim Edward’s book the Memory Keeper’s Daughter. This story has been a great source of support and inspiration to me, and I wanted to share with everyone that there is a movie version that will be on TV this Sunday at 9 on Lifetime. It looks beautiful and I think it will do the book justice.
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PostPosted: April 14 2008, 10:05 AM    Post subject:
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OOps i just realized that I put the wrong day down it was on Saturday not Sunday.. I hope everybody got to see it anyway tho it was really good.. Am i the only one that saw it? What did you guys think of it??
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PostPosted: April 14 2008, 3:09 PM    Post subject:
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I really liked it. I dont have the Lifetime channel so I made special arrangements to go and visit the inlaws Sunday night for dinner and a movie... I loved it. I thought it was really close to the book and I LOVED the ending!!!!

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PostPosted: July 23 2008, 1:37 PM    Post subject:
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Liked the book~~ Loved the movie~~

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PostPosted: August 18 2008, 8:25 PM    Post subject:
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Loved the book, and have been trying to watch the movie but always miss it Sad

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PostPosted: August 19 2008, 7:36 AM    Post subject:
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just read it (thanx A.) and loved it! and hoping someday i can watch the movie

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PostPosted: August 19 2008, 7:41 AM    Post subject:
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The movie was okay the book was 100% better.

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PostPosted: October 31 2008, 11:24 PM    Post subject:
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I read the book before I saw the movie. The book had much more detail, but I didn't think all of it was necessary to the story line. The movie was great and I cried so much at the end! Good tears. The children who played Phoebe were outstanding! A couple of months after I saw the movie, I had an opportunity to see the last 30 mins. of it again, and I cried all over again.....even knowing what was coming. The movie is a real testamony to love.

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PostPosted: November 07 2008, 3:51 PM    Post subject:
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I don't think the movie has been released over here.
I enjoyed the book soley because the pivitol character has ds and that's pretty rare in any fiction.
I honestly didn't love it, it just felt a little predictable to me...sorry, I know alot of you love this one, but the author could have done so much more with the the characters, especially the father.

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PostPosted: January 08 2009, 7:55 PM    Post subject:
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I'll have to grab this book next.

Don't think I can watch the movie, I have a strict "NO LIFETIME SHOWS" policy. Laughing
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PostPosted: January 08 2009, 9:16 PM    Post subject:
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My SIL just gave me this book on audio CD for Christmas. She is also reading it so we can discuss it as we go. I am just at the very beginning so it is a bit distressing but it's good to hear it gets happier!!!

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