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| Midwives | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Bohjalian
Publisher: Vintage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  236 reviews
Sales Rank: 209058
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Pages: 288
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.8
ISBN: 009926806X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780099268062
Publication Date: October 1, 1998
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 It could have been good, but... August 2, 1999
The idea for the storyline is good. It could have captivated a wide audience of women. The sorry aspect of the book that ruined it for me is the point of view from which the story is told: the daughter of the midwife. There are so many details which are key to the legal case and to the main character's development as a person that the daughter could never have observed or understood. This unbelievable piece was distracting throughout the entire book. I'm waiting for the tv movie version...it will be better.
 Great book for nurses! July 30, 1999
This was one of the better books I have read in a long time. From a medical standpoint, it really makes you think about the whole situation. The book had a lot of twists and turns that I had not anticipated. I could not put it down!
stunning and wonderful July 30, 1999
This book manages to be profound, accessible, philosophical, and down-to-earth at the same time, with fully developed characters. Mr. Bohjalian does an excellent job at writing from the female point of view.
 This book was a good read July 28, 1999
I bought this book because I had heard Oprah and others recommend it so. Usually I read a book in a day or two , this took me two weeks. It took me a long time to get into it! read it while on Holiday!
a total waste of time July 27, 1999
I think the author did an excellent job of describing a 14 year old's perceptions of a most extraordinary event. It's just that this 14 year old's perspective just wasn't very interesting. I would have much rather heard about this event from an adult point of view although I don't think any of the adults in this book would have had much of anything interesting to say either. I think one point was missed by the prosecution. Midwives always say that home birthing is safe because they always have a backup plan of transport to a hospital if anything goes wrong. Sibyl deprived herself of this option when she chose to try a home birth even though the weatherman predicted a "nasty" storm with "lots of black ice" and "extremely hazardous conditions". Home birthing is not a safe option when there is no safety valve as she so painfully realized much too late.
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