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This wasn’t my favorite book by this author. I just couldn’t get into this book until the very end. I thought there would be a dramatic court room scene. I have loved some of his other more current books.
Bohjalian does an excellent job taking us through the various decisions and viewpoints of one critical night, when a talented midwife saves a baby by performing an emergency Caesarean section after a mother dies in childbirth. BUT, was the mother dead? The story is told by the midwife’s daughter, and focuses on what happens afterwards. This was a great discussion book for our book club.
Nov 06, 2012
Kris (My Novelesque Life)
marked it as to-read
Jul 26, 2014
Sharmon
marked it as to-read
Jul 10, 2025
Scarlett
marked it as to-read
