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The birth house : a novel / by Ami McKay.
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. |
Search for related items by subject
| 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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- 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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| 250 | . | ‡aVintage Canada ed., 2007. | |
| 260 | . | ‡aToronto : ‡bVintage Canada, ‡c2007, c2006. | |
| 300 | . | ‡ax, 387, 8 p. : ‡bill ; ‡c21 cm. | |
| 500 | . | ‡aNovel followed by Vintage special features, including new material from and an interview with the author, A. McKay. | |
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