Midwives: a novel
"On an icy winter night in an isolated house in rural Vermont, a seasoned midwife named Sibyl Danforth takes desperate measures to save a baby's life. She performs an emergency cesarean section on a mother she believes has died of stroke. But what if-as Sibyl's assistant later charges-the patient wasn't already dead? The ensuing trial bears the earmarks of a witch hunt, forcing Sibyl to face the antagonism of the law, the hostility of traditional doctors, and the accusations of her own conscien…
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- Full title :Midwives : a novel / by Chris Bohjalian.
Summary
"On an icy winter night in an isolated house in rural Vermont, a seasoned midwife named Sibyl Danforth takes desperate measures to save a baby's life. She performs an emergency cesarean section on a mother she believes has died of stroke. But what if-as Sibyl's assistant later charges-the patient wasn't already dead? The ensuing trial bears the earmarks of a witch hunt, forcing Sibyl to face the antagonism of the law, the hostility of traditional doctors, and the accusations of her own conscience. Exploring the complex and emotional decisions surrounding childbirth, Midwives engages, moves, and transfixes us as only the very best novels ever do."--Résumé de l'éditeur.
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- Publication Date:[1997].
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Harmony Books
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:[1997].
The Physical Object
- Description:312 pages ; : 25 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:060960497X, 9780609604977, 0517703963, 9780517703960, 0375706771, 9780375706776
- oclc:on1131530066
- LC Classification:PS3552.O495
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