Midwives: a novel
(Book)
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Series:
Published:
New York : Harmony Books, ©1997.
ISBN:
9780375706776, 0375706771, 0517703963, 9780517703960, 0679771468, 9780679771463, 060960497X, 9780609604977
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 7.2 - AR Pts: 19
Lexile measure:
1150L
Status:
2nd Floor- Adult Books
FIC BOHJALIAN C.
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The questions, discussion topics, author biography, and suggestions for further reading that follow are designed to enhance your group's reading of Chris Bohjalian's Midwives . We hope they will give you a number of new angles from which to consider this enthralling and provocative novel, a gripping combination of courtroom thriller, domestic drama, and novel of ideas that adds up to a lyrical and suspenseful work of art.
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Format:
Book
Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Desc:
312 pages ; 25 cm.
Language:
English
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 7.2, 19 Points
Level 7.2, 19 Points
Lexile measure:
1150
Notes
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The trial of a midwife in 1980s Vermont. Sybil Danforth, with several hundred deliveries to her name, claims the mother was dead when she opened her to save the baby. The prosecution claims the mother was alive and the operation was illegal. The story is narrated by Sybil's daughter, portraying the trial as another round in the persecution of midwives by the New England medical profession.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Bohjalian, C. (1997). Midwives: a novel. New York, Harmony Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Bohjalian, Chris, 1962-. 1997. Midwives: A Novel. New York, Harmony Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Bohjalian, Chris, 1962-, Midwives: A Novel. New York, Harmony Books, 1997.
MLA Citation (style guide)Bohjalian, Chris. Midwives: A Novel. New York, Harmony Books, 1997.
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