Midwives (Record no. 8908)
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| 000 -LEADER | |
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| fixed length control field | 01717nam a2200157 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780375706776 |
| 024 ## - OTHER STANDARD IDENTIFIER | |
| Standard number or code | 671293320 |
| 050 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | PS3552.O495 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 813.54 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Chris Bohjalian |
| 245 1# - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Midwives |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Vintage |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 374 pages |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | "Superbly crafted and astonishingly powerful. . . . It will thrill readers who cherish their worn copies of To Kill A Mockingbird." --PeopleWith a suspense, lyricism, and moral complexity that recall To Kill a Mockingbird and Presumed Innocent, this compulsively readable novel explores what happens when a woman who has devoted herself to ushering life into the world finds herself charged with responsibility in a patient's tragic death.The time is 1981, and Sibyl Danforth has been a dedicated midwife in the rural community of Reddington, Vermont, for fifteen years. But one treacherous winter night, in a house isolated by icy roads and failed telephone lines, Sibyl takes desperate measures to save a baby's life. She performs an emergency Caesarean section on its mother, who appears to have died in labor. But what if--as Sibyl's assistant later charges--the patient wasn't already dead, and it was Sibyl who inadvertently killed her?As recounted by Sibyl's precocious fourteen-year-old daughter, Connie, the ensuing trial bears the earmarks of a witch hunt except for the fact that all its participants are acting from the highest motives--and the defendant increasingly appears to be guilty. As Sibyl Danforth faces the antagonism of the law, the hostility of traditional doctors, and the accusations of her own conscience, Midwives engages, moves, and transfixes us as only the very best novels ever do. |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total checkouts | Total renewals | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Date last checked out | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Lake Chapala Society | Lake Chapala Society | 07/17/2024 | 1 | 2 | TP BOHJ | 3276 | 11/12/2024 | 10/08/2024 | 1 | 07/17/2024 | Book |