| The Midwife of Hope River Lib/E: A Novel of an American Midwife Contributor(s): Harman, Patricia (Author), Wittman, Anne (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504646592 ISBN-13: 9781504646598 Publisher: HarperCollins OUR PRICE: $53.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Family Life - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Hope River |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.6" W x 6.1" (0.75 lbs) |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Chronological Period - 1930's - Cultural Region - Appalachians - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - West Virginia - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A remarkable new voice in American fiction enchants readers with a moving and uplifting novel that celebrates the miracle of life. In The Midwife of Hope River, first-time novelist Patricia Harmon transports us to poverty stricken Appalachia during the Great Depression years of the 1930s and introduces us to a truly unforgettable heroine. Patience Murphy, a midwife struggling against disease, poverty, and prejudice-and her own haunting past-is a strong and endearing character that fans of the books of Ami McKay and Diane Chamberlain will take into their hearts, as she courageously attempts to bring new light, and life, into an otherwise cruel world. |
Contributor Bio(s): Harman, Patricia: - Patricia Harman, CNM, got her start as a lay midwife on rural communes and went on to become a nurse-midwife on the faculty of Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, and West Virginia University. She is the author of two acclaimed memoirs and a novel, The Midwife of Hope River, which was published to critical acclaim. |