Sibyl Danforth, an experienced midwife, must resort to desperate measures to save a baby's life on a cold winter night in a rural VT house. Bohjalian deftly portrays Sibyl's crises - personal, legal, medical and moral and gives us a memorable character in addition to offering an intriguing glimpse into the world of midwifery. — Barbara Morrow
Sibyl Danforth, an experienced midwife, must resort to desperate measures to save a baby's life on a cold winter night in a rural VT house. Bohjalian deftly portrays Sibyl's crises - personal, legal, medical and moral and gives us a memorable character in addition to offering an intriguing glimpse into the world of midwifery. — Barbara Morrow
Description
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This modern classic from the author of The Flight Attendant is a compulsively readable novel that explores questions of human responsibility that are as fundamental to our society now as they were when the book was first published. A selection of Oprah's original Book Club that has sold more than two million copies.
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.
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About the Author
CHRIS BOHJALIANis the #1 New York Times bestselling author of twenty-three books, including Hour of the Witch, The Red Lotus, Midwives, and The Flight Attendant, which has been made into an HBO Max limited series starring Kaley Cuoco. His other books include The Guest Room; Close Your Eyes, Hold Hands; The Sandcastle Girls; Skeletons at the Feast; and The Double Bind. His novels Secrets of Eden, Midwives, and Past the Bleachers were made into movies, and his work has been translated into more than thirty-five languages. He is also a playwright (Wingspan and Midwives). He lives in Vermont and can be found at chrisbohjalian.com or on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Litsy, and Goodreads, @chrisbohjalian
Praise For…
"Superbly crafted and astonishingly powerful. . . . Will thrill readers who cherish their worn copies of To Kill A Mockingbird." --People
