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Sto caricando le informazioni... Once a Midwife: A Hope River Novel (edizione 2018)di Patricia Harman (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Slow start as author backfilled in some backstories from the two previous books, then it too off. Set during the early years of WWII, Patience is kept busy with the 4 kids, so does some births in a Baby Cabin that the hubby built on the property. When WWII breaks out, hubby Dan refuses to register for the draft, eventually getting imprisoned. It doesn't help when Patience doesn't support that belief. Nice way to end the standoff at the end. ( ) This novel is about a midwife in Hope River, West Virginia during WWII. It is book 3 in the Hope River series and can be read as a stand alone with minimal confusion. However, there were a few places in the book that I wished I had read the series in order so I plan to read the first two books to answer my questions. Patience is a midwife in a small town. She lives there with her husband Daniel, a veterinarian, and their 4 children. She is well known as a midwife in the area and the women trust her to deliver their babies. When World War II starts, life in their small town changes. War becomes the main topic of conversation and everyone is willing to make sacrifices to show their patriotism. Even though most of the local men are willing to sign up for the military to go fight, Patience's husband is just the opposite. He had seen bloodshed during the first world war and vowed to never kill again. The people in the area - many of them his friends - judge him to be a coward but he stands his ground even to the point of being imprisoned by the US government for his pacifist beliefs. Can Patience continue to support her husband even though she doesn't understand him? Can she keep her family and their farm intact during this tumultuous time in their community? I enjoyed reading about Patience and her family and plan to read the first two books. I thought that this book was too long and would been more effective at a shorter length but I did find it interesting to read about delivering babies at home during this time period. Thanks to the publisher for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Appartiene alle SerieHope River (3)
It's "Call the Midwife" set in the U.S. homefront during World War II. If you loved Patricia Harman's Midwife of Hope River you'll love Once a Midwife! Named Best Midwife Book of the Year from the American College of Nurse Midwives The women of Hope River trust midwife Patience Hester, whose skill in delivering babies is known for miles around. But though the Great Depression is behind them, troubles are not, for Europe is at war...and it can only be a matter of time before the U.S. enters the fray. And while some are eager to join the fight, Patience's husband, Daniel, is not. Daniel is a patriot--but he saw too much bloodshed during the First World War, and has vowed never to take up arms again. His stance leaves Patience and their four children vulnerable--to the neighbors who might judge them, and to the government, who imprison Daniel for his beliefs. Patience must support their family and fight for her husband's release despite her own misgivings. And with need greater than ever, she must also keep her practice running during this tumultuous time...relying on generous friends, like Bitsy, who has returned to Hope River, stalwart neighbors, and her own indomitable strength to see them all through. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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