Scottish-born midwife Miriam loves her work at a health clinic in rural Afghanistan and the warmth and humour of her women friends in the village, but she can no longer ignore the cracks appearing in her marriage. Her doctor husband has changed from the loving, easy-going man she married and she fears he regrets taking on a widow with a young son, who seems determined to remain distant from his … his stepfather.
When Miriam acts as translator at a medical teaching camp she hopes time apart might help her understand the cause of their problems. Instead, she must focus on helping women desperate for medical care and has little time to think about her failing marriage. When an old friend appears, urging her to visit the village where she and her first husband had been so happy. Miriam finds herself travelling on a journey into her past, searching for answers to why her marriage is going so horribly wrong.
Her husband, too, has a past of his own — from being shunned as a child to the loss of his first love.
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No More Mulberries is an international contemporary drama written by Mary Smith and published in 2009. The story focuses on Miriam, a Scottish midwife, who has married two men from Afghanistan during her lifetime. The tale unfolds by jumping time frames across different chapters to share the reasons why Miriam’s life has become what it is today. …
When Miriam literally runs into the man of her dreams, Jarad, she doesn’t realize what a profound impact he will have on her future.
Convincing his family doesn’t come easily, but in the end their love triumphs and the young couple marry. Miriam takes to the cultural differences of her new country and thrives- until the sudden death of her …
The author of this novel spent ten years in Pakistan and Afghanistan, and her knowledge of these countries make this book a fascinating and absorbing read.
Miriam is a Scottish midwife who marries an Afghan and moves to live with him in Afghanistan. They are deeply in love and they have a son together, but on a trip back to Scotland to visit her …
No More Mulberries is the beautifully written story of Miriam and Iqbal, and of their family and working life in the rural village of Sang-i-Sia, Afghanistan. Miriam is a midwife who was born in Scotland, but wholeheartedly takes on the traditions and culture of her life in Afghanistan. Iqbal, her husband, is a doctor who has returned home after …
Inspiring story about the challenges of marriage when there are so many cultural differences between the couple. This book looks at those differences from the perspectives of opposing sides. Very entertaining and thought-provoking!