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The Midwife Of Hope River 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
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THE MIDWIFE OF HOPE RIVER
By: Patricia Harman

William Morrow Paperbacks
September 2012
On Sale: August 28, 2012
400 pages
ISBN: 0062198890
EAN: 9780062198891
Kindle: B007HC3TT8
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Hardcover (March 2013)

Women's Fiction

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 needβ€”and least likely to pay. She knows a successful midwifery practice must be built on a foundation of openness and trustβ€”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.