The midwife
Record details
- ISBN: 9781414379357 (softcover)
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Physical Description:
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xiv, 383 pages ; 21 cm. - Publisher: Carol Stream, Illinois : Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., [2014]
Content descriptions
General Note: | Includes an author interview and discussion questions. |
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Subject: | Midwives -- Fiction Pregnant women -- Fiction Surrogate mothers -- Fiction Forgiveness -- Fiction Mennonites -- Fiction Single women -- Fiction |
Genre: | Christian fiction. |
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- 3 of 3 copies available at South Central Regional Library. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Manitou Library.
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- 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Manitou Library | INS F Pet (Text) | 36620001677270 | Inspirational Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
Summary:
"Since the day Rhoda Mummau was baptized into the Old Order Mennonite Church and became the head midwife of Hopen Haus, she's been torn between the needs of the unwed mothers under her care and her desire to conceal the secrets of her past. Contact with the outside world could provide medical advantages, but remaining secluded in the community gives her the anonymity she craves. Graduate student Beth Winslow is on a path she never would have chosen. Heartbroken after surrendering a baby to adoption, she devotes herself to her studies until she becomes pregnant again, this time as a surrogate. But when early tests indicate possible abnormalities, Beth is unprepared for the parents' decision to end the pregnancy - and for the fierce love she feels for this unborn child. Desperate, she flees the city and seeks refuge at Hopen House. Past and present collide when a young woman named Amelia arrives to the sweeping countryside bearing secrets of her own. As Amelia's due date draws near, Rhoda must face her past and those she thought she had left behind in order for the healing power of love and forgiveness to set them all free."--