Midwife
Patience Murphy has a gift: a talent for escorting mothers through the
challenges of bringing children into the world. Working in the
hardscrabble conditions of Appalachia during the Depression, Patience
takes the jobs that no one else wants, helping those most in need—and
least likely to pay. She knows a successful midwifery practice must be
built on a foundation of openness and trust—but the secrets Patience is
keeping are far too intimate and fragile for her to ever let anyone in.
Honest, moving, and beautifully detailed, Patricia Harman's The Midwife of Hope River
rings with authenticity as Patience faces nearly insurmountable
difficulties. From the dangerous mines of West Virginia to the
terrifying attentions of the Ku Klux Klan, Patience must strive to bring
new light and life into an otherwise hard world.
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