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The Midwife
The Midwife
Author: Gay Courter
Hannah Blau, the midwife, fought savage religious prejudice to gain medical training in Moscow's legendary Imperial College. She fought her own doubts and fears as she plunged into a forbidden love affair and an even more hazard-filled marriage. She fought the odds facing a Jewish immigrant and the bitter hostility of male doctors in turn of t...  more »
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ISBN: 477817
Publication Date: 1981
Pages: 522
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Publisher: Signet
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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ElleS avatar reviewed The Midwife on + 112 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
This book was an excellen story!
Ducky93 avatar reviewed The Midwife on + 12 more book reviews
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I thought that I would enjoy this book since I am slightly into midwifery, but I found it more of a dramatic/sexual book. Instead of this book being a fictional book about the life of a midwife, I found it to be a cheap,gross book. Do not be fooled as I was and waste your credits.
Of course, if you like that kind of book than this is the book for you.
The Writing, I found, wasn't very good either.
MyLikeIt avatar reviewed The Midwife on + 450 more book reviews
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This novel and its sequel The Midwife's Advice, are fascinating. They tell the tale of Hannah Sokolow, Jewish-American immigrant and midwife. A look at the world of early 20th century immigrant New York, and how many of today's controversies were shaped by the events of 100 years ago.
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I almost didn't list this book-it is one you will want to read and reread. Part thriller, part drama, and the complex relationship of a mother and daughter. Thought provoking questions about midwivery and delivery.
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A really enjoyable story (note, there is a sequel, The Midwife's Advice)... as an aspiring midwife, it was interesting to see so many parallels compared to the modern-day midwife's battle to practice legally even now in the 21st Century.
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I read this for a reading book clud read -- I laughed, I cried, I learned --- well written, good story, informative, good characters! Good read!
mamajek avatar reviewed The Midwife on + 4 more book reviews
Historical, steamy novel.... first 150 pages go a little slow - but then it picks up - way up - I love this book and have read it twice. Full of accurate medical and historical facts and circumstances - especially around midwifery and childbirth.
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Almost didn't post it too. It was a great story that I re-read and enjoyed each time I re-read it.


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