Told with great historical and personal depth, it also is the obvious love for the people of West Virginia that sets this novel apart. He served in World War I, but when the second world war erupted, he chose to be a conscientious objector to it. As a former West Virginia midwife herself, Harman tells the story with expertise, but in many ways the story centers more around Daniel, the husband of Patience, the midwife.
“Memoirist Harman (Arms Open Wide The Blue Cotton Gown), herself a certified nurse-midwife, takes readers back to hardscrabble times and adds plenty of medical drama and a dash of romance, to offer an uncommonly good piece of American historical fiction.This is the fifth novel, and fourth set at Hope River, West Virginia, from Patricia (friends call her Patsy) Harman following two extraordinary memoirs.
“.will definitely renew your faith in love, loyalty, forgiveness, understanding and just plain HOPE.” - Fran Lewis “Midwives are warriors in this beautifully sweeping tale.” - Kirkus “a luminous novel of new beginnings, loss, love…and yes hope! Patricia Harman’s all-too-human stories of birth mingle with the harsh realities of rural life in the 1930s.A thoroughly satisfying read by a talented storyteller.” - Gay Courter, author of the New York Times bestsellers The Midwife and The Midwife's Advice This novel will live in my heart for years to come.” - Amy Hill Hearth, author of Miss Dreamsville and the Collier County Women's Literary Society: A Novel “I learned, I laughed, I cried, but most of all I was deeply impressed by the artistry of the midwife and her central role in women’s lives prior to the advent of commercialized, institutionalized medicine. Amen baby!” - Penny Armstrong, CNM, author of A Midwife's Story and A Wise Birth “As always when writing of birth, the bleakest of times can be transformed by the power and beauty of birth.the moments of joy between new parents and their baby, between the mothers and the midwife, and between the midwife and her young assistant, light up the pages. This is one I’ll read again, more slowly next time.” - Johanna Moran, author of The Wives of Henry Oades From start to satisfying conclusion, it is a beautifully imagined novel, a marvel of a debut, rich with fully realized characters and events.
“The Midwife of Hope River.is still on my mind days after finishing.
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