Midwives

Chris Bohjalian

A courtroom drama set in Canada. The women characters are so well drawn that Jane was surprised to find that the author was male. A mystery story with a twist.
Jane 29/9/02

The story is told by two voices - the midwife and her teenage daughter. She has no medical training and is not accepted by the medical establishment in the USA. She encourages home births but something goes wrong and she is charged with murder after a mother dies. It is a gripping thriller - you don't know what is going to happen.
Doreen 3/11/02

Bob thinks the book "so far" (he hasn't finished it) is very good and found it difficult to believe the writer is male. A good read.
Bob 1/12/02

This is about a home birth that goes horribly wrong. She could hardly bear to turn the page then she just could not put it down. The book is written from the midwife's daughter's point of view and it was spot on.
Caroline 4/5/03

The frames have gone all funny - click to make it good.