A Carriage For The Midwife: an emotional, enthralling and ultimately uplifting saga of one woman’s quest to forge a new life for herself

Synopsis Can Susan escape the dark shadows of her childhood...? Born into the squalor of the notorious Ash-Pits, young Susan Lucket is determined to raise herself above the poverty of her childhood. Discovering she has a natural talent for nursing, she forges a new life for herself - and as an independent, unmarried midwife, she is a woman far ahead of her time. But when Edward Calthorpe, youngest son of the privileged landowner , offers her marriage, the memory of her terrible childhood returns to haunt her. And when Edward's wayward brother seduces little Polly, her beloved younger sister - and then betrays her in the most brutal of ways - Susan faces losing everything she has struggled for. Can she find the strength to fight for her right to happiness? Let much loved author Maggie Bennett sweep you away with this powerful and gripping Southern saga of poverty, pride and passion. If you like Katie Flynn, Dilly Court and Catherine Cookson, you'll love this! READERS ARE LOVING A CARRIAGE FOR THE MIDWIFE ! ' I found it difficult to put this book down ' — ***** Reader review ' This book was brilliant. I could not stop reading. A most enthralling read. — ***** Reader review 'Riveting' — ***** Reader review '[Maggie Bennett] is a real story teller who makes you want to turn each page' — ***** Reader review 'Maggie Bennett is a brilliant writer' — ***** Reader review ****************************************************************************** CAN SHE ESCAPE THE DARK SHADOWS OF HER CHILDHOOD? Born into the squalor of the notorious Ash-Pits , young Susan Lucket is determined to raise herself above the poverty of her childhood. Discovering she has a natural talent for nursing, she forges a new life for herself as a midwife - independent and unmarried, she is a woman far ahead of her time. When Edward Calthorpe , youngest son of the privileged landowner, offers her marriage, the memory of her terrible childhood returns to haunt her. And when Edward's wayward brother seduces her beloved younger sister Polly - and then betrays her in the most brutal of ways - Susan faces losing everything she has struggled for. Can she find the strength to fight for her right to happiness? Born into the squalor of the notorious Ash-Pits, young Susan Lucket is determined to raise herself from her humble origins. Sent to the village school by a discerning patroness and later taught by one of the new 'man-midwives', her intuitive skill at assisting women in childbirth leads to demands for her services from gentlewomen as well as poor cottager's wives and as an independent and unmarried midwife she is far ahead of her time. Yet when Edward Calthorpe, youngest son of the privileged landowner of Bever House, offers her marriage, the memory of her degraded childhood returns to haunt her: and the seduction and betrayal of her beloved younger sister, Polly, by Edward's wayward brother causes deep divisions between her and his family. As Susan discovers that all women share the pain and peril of childhood, whether in a manor house or a hovel she fights for her own right to life and happiness