Birth House A Novel

Name: Birth House A Novel
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ISBN: 9780061135873

ISBN-10: 0061135879

ISBN-13: 9780061135873

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ami McKay

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An arresting portrait of the struggles that women faced for control of their own bodies, The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare-the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated Nova Scotian village through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies, and unfulfilling sex lives. During the turbulent World War I era, uncertainty and upheaval accompany the arrival of a brash new medical doctor and his promises of progress and fast, painless childbirth. In a clash between tradition and science, Dora finds herself fighting to protect the rights of women as…

Book details

List price: $16.99
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 10/9/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.94" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English

Ami McKay's debut novel, THE BIRTH HOUSE was a No.1 bestseller in Canada, winner of three CBA Libris Awards, nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, and a book club favourite around the world. Previously a music teacher, Ami's literary career started with a year of writing thank-you notes to people she didn't know. Now every day is a writing day. Born and raised in Indiana, Ami lives in Nova Scotia.