In addition, she faces mine accidents, a lack of food and money, and even a visit from the Ku Klux Klan. She tends to births which aren't always happy for the families. It appears that Patience has successfully fled from her past however, she still has difficulties getting close to anyone for fear of being found out.īut that's just the beginning of the difficulties that Patience faces in THE MIDWIFE OF HOPE RIVER. The reason for this is that Patience (or Elizabeth as she used to be known as) is wanted for murder. While Patience makes herself available to women at all hours of the day and night, she actually lives a pretty secluded life. Fortunately, she is a skilled midwife and seems to know exactly what a woman needs to help get her through childbirth Patience acts a midwife to those who can't afford doctors - which means that she rarely gets paid however, she is devoted to helping women and babies in need.
THE MIDWIFE OF HOPE RIVER is Patience Murphy's story about her life as a midwife in Appalachia during the Depression. I really enjoyed this heartwarming story that celebrated the strength of women. I can't really say why it took me the better part of six months to eventually read this novel, but I am certainly glad that I did so. I loved the cover and I've always been drawn to stories, both true and fiction, about midwives. I picked up THE MIDWIFE OF HOPE RIVER: A NOVEL OF AN AMERICAN MIDWIFE by Patricia Harman at this year's BEA, and everything about this novel captured my attention. New light and life into an otherwise hard world. Terrifying attentions of the Ku Klux Klan, Patience must strive to bring From the dangerous mines of West Virginia to the Rings with authenticity as Patience faces nearly insurmountableĭifficulties.
Honest, moving, and beautifully detailed, Patricia Harman's The Midwife of Hope River Patience is keeping are far too intimate and fragile for her to ever let Must be built on a foundation of openness and trust-but the secrets
She knows a successful midwifery practice Patience takes the jobs that no one else wants, helping those most in The hardscrabble conditions of Appalachia during the Depression, Through the challenges of bringing children into the world. Summary: Midwife Patience Murphy has a gift: a talent for escorting mothers
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