The USA Today bestselling author of The Midwife of Hope River returns with a heartfelt sequel, a novel teeming with life and full of humor and warmth, one that celebrates the human spirit.
The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard. Men are out of work; women struggle to feed hungry children. Luckily, Nurse Becky Myers has returned to care for them. While she can handle most situations, … handle most situations, Becky is still uneasy helping women deliver their babies. For these mothers-to-be, she relies on an experienced midwife, her dear friend Patience Murphy.
Though she is happy to be back in Hope River, time and experience have tempered Becky’s cheerfulness-as tragedy has destroyed the vibrant spirit of her former employer Dr Isaac Blum, who has accompanied her. Patience too has changed. Married and expecting a baby herself, she is relying on Becky to keep the mothers of Hope River safe.
But becoming a midwife and ushering precious new life into the world is not Becky’s only challenge. Her skills and courage will be tested when a calamitous forest fire blazes through a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. And she must find a way to bring Isaac back to life and rediscover the hope they both need to go on.
Full of humor and compassion, The Reluctant Midwife is a moving tribute to the power of optimism and love to overcome the most trying circumstances and times, and is sure to please fans of the poignant Call the Midwife series.
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A good book about the depression era.
A wonderful series
This whole series is amazing. Read her books in order if possible. I liked the returning characters and the building of the backgrounds.
If you have any interest in midwifery, this is for you! It gives insight to the levels of teaching- or not- was needed to practice midwifery prior to WW ll.
Interesting read….especially if you are a nurse. A good story…quick read.
Great read
Always enjoy a good midwife story.
Interesting read on midwifery
Historical fiction.
Such a sweet story.
When we think about the Great Depression we think about the big picture. Many people lost everything and they despaired. We see coping with reality and hope found in relationships.
I loved this book. It has led me to purchase the other three in the set and I am well into the 1st book in the series, The Midwife of Hope River. I loved the story in this book as well as the fascinating facts about birthing babies and the problems that can occur and be overcome to deliver a healthy child. The characters, the events (some totally …
I loved this book you didn’t want to put it down. Hard to believe women wanted to make love in those days having a baby was such an awful experience.
I had no concept of what I was going to be reading, but the characters drew me in. The story did not over describe the era or the local, leaving enough descriptions to let what I knew fill in the rest of the truth with what I already knew, a good combination. And the interjection of a real person who really did what the author told, tied much …
Wonderful story with heart!
Enjoyed the subject
This is book two of the Midwife series I have read. The characters are wonderful and the stories are heart felt. I look forward to more of this series.
I didn’t want it to end.
Good historical perspective. Great characters and well written.
I like a book about people who help others and who make the best of bad situations. This was it! It also brought in history of the ‘30s and the hard life of people during the Depression but their resiliency. Would highly recommend it!!
Would read it again!