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The Birth House: A Novel (P.S.) - Ami McKay
The Birth House: A Novel (P.S.)
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An arresting portrait of the struggles that women faced for control of their own bodies, The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare—the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated Nova... show more
An arresting portrait of the struggles that women faced for control of their own bodies, The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare—the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated Nova Scotian village through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies, and unfulfilling sex lives. During the turbulent World War I era, uncertainty and upheaval accompany the arrival of a brash new medical doctor and his promises of progress and fast, painless childbirth. In a clash between tradition and science, Dora finds herself fighting to protect the rights of women as well as the wisdom that has been put into her care.
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Format: paperback
ASIN: B002QGSX7S
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Pages no: 416
Edition language: English
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christianelliott
christianelliott rated it
3.0 The Birth House: A Novel (P.S.)
A likeable read.
jenniferyoung
jenniferyoung rated it
5.0 The Birth House: A Novel (P.S.)
Loved it, loved it! Definitely gives you the insight in the difference between midwifery and modern medicine and how times have changed.
lauredhel
lauredhel rated it
5.0 The Birth House: A Novel (P.S.)
Rules of the birth house:- No woman or child shall be turned away.- No payment shall be required.- No idle gossip or cruel words shall cross the threshold.- No one may attend a birth unless requested by the mother.- Mother and child (or children) shall stay in confinement, for at least nine days aft...
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