The Midwife of Hope River: A Novel of an American Midwife

Midwife Patience Murphy Has A Gift: A Talent For Escorting Mothers Through The Challenges Of Bringing Children Into The World. Working In The Hardscrabble Conditions Of Appalachia During The Depression, Patience Takes The Jobs That No One Else Wants, Helping Those Most In Need--and Least Likely To Pay. She Knows A Successful Midwifery Practice Must Be Built On A Foundation Of Openness And Trust--but The Secrets Patience Is Keeping Are Far Too Intimate And Fragile For Her To Ever Let Anyone In. Honest, Moving, And Beautifully Detailed, Patricia Harman's The Midwife Of Hope River Rings With Authenticity As Patience Faces Nearly Insurmountable Difficulties. From The Dangerous Mines Of West Virginia To The Terrifying Attentions Of The Ku Klux Klan, Patience Must Strive To Bring New Light And Life Into An Otherwise Hard World. By Patricia Harman. A remarkable new voice in American fiction, creates an uplifting novel that celebrates the miracle of life. A William Morrow Paperback Original A debut novel featuring Patience Murphy, an Appalachian midwife in the 1930s struggling against disease, poverty, and prejudices-and her own haunting past-to bring new light, and life, into an otherwise cruel world As a midwife working in the hardscrabble conditions of Appalachia during the Depression, Patience Murphy's only solace is her gift: the chance to escort mothers through the challenges of childbirth. Just beginning, she takes on the jobs no one else wants: those most in need-and least likely to pay. Patience is willing to do what it takes to fulfill her mentor's wishes, but starting a midwife practice means gaining trust, and Patience's secrets are too fragile to let anyone in. A stirring piece of Americana, The Midwife of Hope River beats with authenticity as Patience faces seemingly insurmountable conditions: disease, poverty, and prejudices threaten at every turn. From the dangerous mines of West Virginia to the terrifying attentions of the Klu Klux Klan, Patience must strive to bring new light, and life, into an otherwise cruel world.