This book contained 4 short stories about midwives. They took place in different settings and were all historical. It was fun to see the midwives in the different locations and pretty much the same time period (1868 – 1890) basically having the same issues with their work and different issues with their personal lives. All were interesting and enthralling. I enjoyed every segment. The first was in the Ozarks of Missouri serving the mountain folk. She was a big city girl and had to learn the ways of the folks in the backwoods region she chose to serve in. The following one was in Colorado where the brothel owners didn’t want interference in their working girls’ lives and wanted abortions performed against the beliefs of the midwife.. The next one was in New York City where doctors and housing among other things were hard to obtain in the section of the city where the midwife was working and she had to battle the slumlord of her neighborhood.. The final one was in New Orleans where they were up against the voodoo practices commonly used. All the midwives were strong Christians who were paving the way with their values and principles.
I recommend this book. It was hard to put down. I was disappointed at the end when I ran out of stories.
I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from NetGalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
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