midwife

REVIEW:  The Midwife’s Tale by Sam Thomas

REVIEW: The Midwife’s Tale by Sam Thomas

“It is 1644, and Parliament’s armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York. Even as the city suffers at the rebels’ hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. One of Bridget’s friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to(…)

REVIEW:  The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich

REVIEW: The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich

Dear Ms. Rich, I have a love/hate relationship with historical novels. When they work, they can be wondrous – taking me to foreign lands, to different eras, into the rich and complex lives of the characters. Bad ones can seem endless and are worse if I get the feeling that these are just people dressed(…)

REVIEW: Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife by Peggy Vincent

Dear Mrs. Vincent, I don’t have children, well human children that is. And I’ve known for years that I probably am better off not having had any. That’s why I was quite surprised to find myself clicking on this title at Fictionwise and then actually buying it. What the heck am I doing, I thought?(…)