The Secrets of Midwives
Neva Bradley, a third-generation midwife, is determined to keep the details surrounding her own pregnancy - including the identity of the baby's father - hidden from her family and co-workers for as long as possible.Her mother, Grace, finds it impossible to let this secret rest, even while her...
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Neva Bradley, a third-generation midwife, is determined to keep the details surrounding her own pregnancy - including the identity of the baby's father - hidden from her family and co-workers for as long as possible.Her mother, Grace, finds it impossible to let this secret rest, even while her own life begins to crumble around her.For Floss, Neva's grandmother and a retire
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781743534328 (1743534329)
Publisher: MacMillan Australia
Pages no: 320
Edition language: English
The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth is the story of three generations of women - Floss, Grace, and Neva. All midwives. Each with their own story. Each with their own secrets. The two themes running throughout the book are the relationship between mothers and daughters and the the role of midwi...
A mixed read for me. While I enjoyed all the stories of childbirth, the women and their situations, I enjoyed some of the characters much less. A multigenerational novel of a family midwives, the story is told in alternate chapters by Flossie, Grace and Neva. Neva, I felt was somewhat easy to follow...
Three women, three generations, common interests, but mostly secrets. Floss, Grace, and Neva are grandmother, mother, and daughter. They all are midwives, and they have secrets that they have held a short time, secrets they have held for their entire lives, and most importantly secrets that they d...
By: Sally HepworthISBN: 9781250051899Publisher: St. Martin's PressPublication Date: 2/10/2015Format: OtherMy Rating: 5 Stars A special thank you to St. Martin's Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Sally Hepworth’s THE SECRETS OF MIDWIVES, is a beautifully written and e...
A quick, easy read in that enigmatic genre called "women's fiction". What exactly does that mean? Does it mean that men wouldn't want to read about midwives and their work. Probably.The overall story is just as the blurb claims: three generations of women who work as midwives get along, but have...
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