Helpful Score: 1
I entered a giveaway for this because I love the BBC show, "Call the Midwife." Well, this book was not totally what I expected but I actually really liked it. It is about three generations of midwives who are all dealing with their various issues. I do feel that the midwifery in the book was well researched and I really enjoyed the sections about babies being born.
The book is written from three women's perspectives, the chapters rotate: Neva, Grace, Floss, Neva, Grace, Floss... and so on. I wasn't sure that I would like the alternating but as the book went on I did enjoy it a little more. The "secrets" of the women (Neva and Floss in particular) I found to be reasonably compelling. I enjoyed Floss's secret the most, both because I figured it out not even halfway through the book and also because I found it really interesting.
In some ways, this book is like a Lifetime movie. It was a good, fairly quick read that I really did enjoy it.
The book is written from three women's perspectives, the chapters rotate: Neva, Grace, Floss, Neva, Grace, Floss... and so on. I wasn't sure that I would like the alternating but as the book went on I did enjoy it a little more. The "secrets" of the women (Neva and Floss in particular) I found to be reasonably compelling. I enjoyed Floss's secret the most, both because I figured it out not even halfway through the book and also because I found it really interesting.
In some ways, this book is like a Lifetime movie. It was a good, fairly quick read that I really did enjoy it.
Not quite what I was expecting,I guess. The stories of three generations of midwives, interesting enough, but not great.
The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth is the story of three generations of women - Floss, Grace, and Neva. All midwives. Each with their own story. Each with their own secrets. The two themes running throughout the book are the relationship between mothers and daughters and the the role of midwives in the birthing process. Overall, the story is a quick, light chick-lit read. Not bad but not memorable.
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2015/02/the-secrets-of-midwives.html
Reviewed for GoodReads First Reads program
Read my complete review at: http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2015/02/the-secrets-of-midwives.html
Reviewed for GoodReads First Reads program
