A young midwife travels west to the New Mexico Territory to care for women in need and faces dangers more harrowing than the ones she's fleeing in this epic tale of survival, redemption, and love from Sara Donati, the international...
Midwives
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Auteur:Hicks, RobertSommaire:In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of Franklin, Tennessee. But when her ambitious, politically minded grown son,...
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Auteur:Cushman, KarenSommaire:In medieval England, a nameless, homeless girl is taken in by a sharp-tempered midwife, and in spite of obstacles and hardship, eventually gains the three things she most wants: a full belly, a contented heart, and a place in this world...
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When two kidnappings and a vicious stabbing happen in a university hospital, something has to be done, and Senior Midwife Lucy Ryuan is fearless enough to try.
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Auteur:Worth, JenniferSommaire:An unforgettable story (and now a BBC TV series) of the joy of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the hope of one extraordinary woman.
- Auteur:Foster, SaraSommaire:
Amidst a terrifying epidemic--when a healthy baby won't take a breath at birth--Lainey's friend Ellis has gone missing, as have several young pregnant women. The government's new laws monitor all citizens; yet Lainey...
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The Imperial Harem, Constantinople, 1579. Hannah and Isaac Levi, Venetians in exile, have set up a new life for themselves in Constantinople. Isaac runs a newly established business in the growing silk trade, while Hannah, the best...
- Auteur:Lawhon, ArielSommaire:
From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and...
- Auteur:Thompson, VictoriaSommaire:
Midwife-sleuth Sarah Brandt is surprised by her mother's desire to attend séances in an undesirable section of New York City. During one dark session, death strikes a participant while all are holding hands around the table. Now it's up...
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Auteur:Thompson, VictoriaSommaire:In Murder on Washington Square, midwife Sarah Brandt and detective sergeant Frank Malloy are thrust into a twisted case of murder when a seductress falls victim to her own charades.
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A lady of means helps midwife Sarah Brandt rescue a young woman and her newborn from a brothel. But when the wealthy benefactor is found murdered, Sarah uncovers some unpleasant truths about the victim, her charity, and the woman and...
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Auteur:Thompson, VictoriaSommaire:Sarah Brandt, a midwife in turn-of-the-century New York City, has seen more than her share of joy and sorrow, birth and death. Now she will see for the first time how the squalor of the streets can breed madness and murder.
- Auteur:Thompson, VictoriaSommaire:
After an influential supporter of deaf education is found dead, NYPD Detective Sergeant Frank Malloy quickly determines the slain man--an advocate of eugenics--was bludgeoned with a trophy. But when Malloy reaches an impasse, he asks...
- Auteur:Thompson, VictoriaSommaire:
High society member Felix Decker, who belongs to one of New York's oldest families, resigns himself to partnering up with Irish Catholic police detective Frank Malloy when a member of his private club is murdered in nineteenth-century...
- Auteur:Thompson, VictoriaSommaire:
Widow and midwife Sarah Brandt helps the less fortunate of the city bring new life into the world. But when a local doctor is found murdered, the shocking motive may destroy Sarah.
- Auteur:Thompson, VictoriaSommaire:
As a midwife in the turn-of-the-century tenements of New York City, Sarah Brandt has seen birth and death, suffering and joy. Now she is about to take part in something more unusual in the crime-ridden streets of the teeming city--a...
- Auteur:Thompson, VictoriaSommaire:
Called to Chinatown to deliver a baby, midwife Sarah Brandt soon helps search for a missing girl. But nobody seems to know where she is. Has she been sold to a brothel, or has she run off with a secret love?
- Auteur:Halls, StaceySommaire:
West Yorkshire, 1904. A recent graduate, nurse Ruby May takes a job looking after the children of a wealthy couple. Isolated in their mansion, it becomes clear something is not right.
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Auteur:Michael BondSommaire:Having delivered a particularly stirring speech at his recently deceased colleague's funeral, Monsieur Pamplemousse is more than a little disturbed when the coffin explodes into flames during the ceremony. Luckily his faithful...
- Auteur:McKay, AmiSommaire:
L'accoucheuse de Scots Bay est l'histoire de Dora Rare, la première fille Rare en cinq générations. En tant qu'enfant dans un village isolé de la Nouvelle-Écosse, sa curiosité la pousse à fréquenter Miss Babineau, une sage-femme...
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