Midwives (novel)
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| Author | Chris Bohjalian |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Harmony Books |
| Released | April 1997 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 312 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-517-70396-3 (hardback edition) |
Midwives: A Novel is a novel by Chris Bohjalian, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in October of 1998.
[edit] Plot summary
On an icy winter night in an isolated house in rural Vermont, a seasoned midwife named Sibyl Danforth takes desperate measures to save a baby's life. She performs an emergency cesarean section on a mother she believes has died of a stroke. But what if Sibyl's patient wasn't dead--and Sibyl inadvertently killed her?
As Sibyl faces the antagonism of the law, the hostility of traditional doctors, and the accusations of her own conscience, Midwives engages, moves, and transfixes us as only the very best novels ever do.
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
A TV version was made in 2001, adapted from this novel. It stars Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and directed by Glenn Jordan.
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