The midwife's revolt

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Jodi Daynard: The midwife's revolt (2015)

416 pages

English language

Published Dec. 26, 2015

ISBN:
978-1-4778-2800-7
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OCLC Number:
893894495

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On a dark night in 1775, Lizzie Boylston is awakened by the sound of cannons. From a hill south of Boston, she watches as fires burn in Charlestown, in a battle that she soon discovers has claimed her husband's life. Alone in a new town. Soon, word spreads of Lizzie's extraordinary midwifery and healing skills, and she begins to channel her grief into caring for those who need her.

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Excellent historical fiction

I wasn’t sure I’d like this book, but I took a chance because I like US history and I have a soft spot for midwives, having used them for all my babies’ entry into the world.

It was well done, and Jodi Daynard did a ton of historical research. But the devil is in the details, and the unmasking of one of the villains came about because our heroine/narrator noticed pale skin where he’d removed his wedding band. Sadly, men didn’t start wearing them until after the Korean War, and definitely not in the 1770s. Oops. . .

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Subjects

  • Midwives
  • Women
  • Fiction
  • Widows
  • History

Places

  • United States