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Running from her past, she finds a killer, a protector, and her faith.

The Reluctant Midwife by Patricia Harman

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Also by Patricia Harman:

Once a Midwife, November 2018
Hardcover / e-Book
The Runaway Midwife, February 2017
Trade Size
The Reluctant Midwife, March 2015
Paperback / e-Book
The Midwife of Hope River, March 2013
Hardcover / e-Book
The Midwife Of Hope River, September 2012
Paperback / e-Book

THE RELUCTANT MIDWIFE
By: Patricia Harman


Hope River #2
William Morrow Paperbacks
March 2015
On Sale: March 3, 2015
Featuring: Isaac Blum; Patience Murphy; Becky Myers
432 pages
ISBN: 0062358243
EAN: 9780062358240
Kindle: 0062358243
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The USA Today bestselling author of The Midwife of Hope River returns with a heartfelt sequel, a novel teeming with life and full of humor and warmth, one that celebrates the human spirit.

The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard. Men are out of work; women struggle to feed hungry children. Luckily, Nurse Becky Myers has returned to care for them. While she can handle most situations, Becky is still uneasy helping women deliver their babies. For these mothers-to-be, she relies on an experienced midwife, her dear friend Patience Murphy.

Though she is happy to be back in Hope River, time and experience have tempered Becky’s cheerfulness-as tragedy has destroyed the vibrant spirit of her former employer Dr Isaac Blum, who has accompanied her. Patience too has changed. Married and expecting a baby herself, she is relying on Becky to keep the mothers of Hope River safe.

But becoming a midwife and ushering precious new life into the world is not Becky’s only challenge. Her skills and courage will be tested when a calamitous forest fire blazes through a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. And she must find a way to bring Isaac back to life and rediscover the hope they both need to go on.

Full of humor and compassion, The Reluctant Midwife is a moving tribute to the power of optimism and love to overcome the most trying circumstances and times, and is sure to please fans of the poignant Call the Midwife series.

Hope River

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THE RELUCTANT MIDWIFE
#2.0 • March 2015

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