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William Morrow Paperbacks
September 2012
On Sale: August 28, 2012
400 pages ISBN: 0062198890 EAN: 9780062198891 Kindle: B007HC3TT8 Paperback / e-Book
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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 needβand least likely to pay. She knows a successful midwifery practice must be built on a foundation of openness and trustβbut 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.
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