Midwife
R 455.00 Price and availability exclusive to website
YOU COULD EARN 455 FUTURE RETAIL DISCOUNTS.
ESTIMATED DELIVERY: Approx. 15 - 20 Business Days
A haunting and moving historical fiction, The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell is perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Binding.1838. After a violent storm, a woman is found alone, naked and near death, on the Northumberland moors. She has no memory of who she is or how she got there. But she can remember how to help a woman in labour and how to expertly dress a wound, and can speak fluent French. With the odds against her, a penniless single woman, she starts to build her life from scratch, using her skills to help other women around her. She finds a happy place in the world. Until tragedy strikes, and she must run for her life . . .In London, Dr Borthwick lives a solitary life working as an accoucheur dealing with mothers and babies in the elegant homes of high society together with his midwife, and volunteering in the slums of the Devil’s Acre alongside a young widow, Eleanor Johnson. His professional reputation is spotless and he keeps his private life just as clean, isolating himself from any new acquaintances. But he is harbouring a dark secret from his past – one that threatens to spill over everything.
CONTRIBUTORS: Tricia Cresswell
EAN: 9781529066869
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 562 g
HEIGHT: 242 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Medical, FICTION / Women
WIDTH: 163 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
City of London, Northumberland National Park, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
A haunting and moving historical fiction, The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell is perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Binding.1838. After a violent storm, a woman is found alone, naked and near death, on the Northumberland moors. She has no memory of who she is or how she got there. But she can remember how to help a woman in labour and how to expertly dress a wound, and can speak fluent French. With the odds against her, a penniless single woman, she starts to build her life from scratch, using her skills to help other women around her. She finds a happy place in the world. Until tragedy strikes, and she must run for her life . . .In London, Dr Borthwick lives a solitary life working as an accoucheur dealing with mothers and babies in the elegant homes of high society together with his midwife, and volunteering in the slums of the Devil’s Acre alongside a young widow, Eleanor Johnson. His professional reputation is spotless and he keeps his private life just as clean, isolating himself from any new acquaintances. But he is harbouring a dark secret from his past – one that threatens to spill over everything.
CONTRIBUTORS: Tricia Cresswell
EAN: 9781529066869
COUNTRY: United Kingdom
PAGES:
WEIGHT: 562 g
HEIGHT: 242 cm
PUBLISHED BY: Pan Macmillan
DATE PUBLISHED:
CITY:
GENRE: FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Medical, FICTION / Women
WIDTH: 163 cm
SPINE:
Book Themes:
City of London, Northumberland National Park, Early 19th century c 1800 to c 1850, Historical fiction, Narrative theme: Identity / belonging
Tricia Cresswell is a retired public health doctor. She temporarily returned to work in spring 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, also volunteering as a vaccinator. She achieved a Distinction in her Creative Writing MA at Newcastle University in 2017. The Midwife is her haunting debut.
Book Partnerships
For the Fans
Recently viewed products
Add to wishlist 0R 455.00
