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The birth house : a novel / by Ami McKay.

McKay, Ami, 1968- (Author).

Summary:

When a brash medical doctor comes to Scots Bay with promises of fast, painless childbirth, many in the community begin to question midwife, Miss Babineau's methods. After Miss Babineau disappears, apprentice midwife, Dora Rare is left to carry on alone. In the face of fierce opposition, she must summon all her strength and fight to protect the birthing traditions and women's wisdom that have been passed down to her.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0676977731
  • ISBN: 9780676977738 (pbk.)
  • ISBN: 9780676977738 :
  • Physical Description: x, 387, 8 p. : ill ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: Vintage Canada ed., 2007.
  • Publisher: Toronto : Vintage Canada, 2007, c2006.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Novel followed by Vintage special features, including new material from and an interview with the author, A. McKay.
Target Audience Note:
All Ages.
Subject: Midwives - fiction
Scots Bay (N.S.) fiction
childbirth - fiction
physicians - fiction
world war, 1914 - 1918 - fiction
Nova Scotia > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Canadian fiction.
Historical fiction, Canadian.
Domestic fiction, Canadian.

Available copies

  • 10 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Valemount Public Library.

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