Midwives : a novel
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Published
New York : Harmony Books, c1997., New York : Harmony Books, c1997.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
312 pages ; 25 cm.
Status
Uintah County Library - Fiction - Second Floor
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Published
New York : Harmony Books, c1997., New York : Harmony Books, c1997.
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
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The trial of a midwife in 1980s Vermont. Sybil Danforth, with several hundred deliveries to her name, claims the mother was dead when she opened her to save the baby. The prosecution claims the mother was alive and the operation was illegal. The story is narrated by Sybil's daughter, portraying the trial as another round in the persecution of midwives by the New England medical profession.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bohjalian, C. (1997). Midwives: a novel . Harmony Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bohjalian, Chris. 1997. Midwives: A Novel. Harmony Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bohjalian, Chris. Midwives: A Novel Harmony Books, 1997.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bohjalian, Chris. Midwives: A Novel Harmony Books, 1997.
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