The Memory Keeper's Daughter

There is a right and a wrong way to make a relationship work out. Communication is everything, as is compromise. Failure to communicate can cause a mass of other problems in a relationship. These problems escalate until things have spiraled out of control. Unfortunately, many couples fail to communicate about their issues, and their relationship slowly falls to pieces. This is what happens to David and Norah in The Memory Keeper’s Daughter by Kim Edwards. David lies to Norah, and that one lie takes over their lives until they divorce. That one lie combined with other factors, such as their differing maturities, causes their relationship to quickly go downhill.
David doesn’t really love Norah. He never has. What he feels for her is simply infatuation.