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It is 1644, and civil war has erupted in york, england. From the usa today bestselling author of the hope river series comes a new contemporary midwife novel. Sam thomas takes readers back to puritan england with midwife bridget hodgson, hailed by the cleveland plain dealer as one of the most fascinating detective, isbn 9781250045751 buy the the witch hunters tale. As the city suffers through a brutal summer heat, bridget hodgson and martha hawkins are drawn into a murder investigation more frightening than their last. Video copies for educational and home use can be ordered from pbs video 8003443337 or. With a clever plot that will keep readers guessing about the culprit until the end, and with a keen eye for the details of the period, this is a book that will keep its audience more than entertained. A retelling of the births of vali and narfi told from the viewpoint of the midwife. Drawing on the diaries of a midwife and healer in eighteenthcentury maine, this intimate history illuminates the medical practices, household economies, isbn 9780679733768 buy the a midwife s tale. It is the first book in the at home in trinity series. He lives in shaker heights with his wife and two sons. Sam thomas is a historian with a talent for the fictional side of writing, which is much to the benefit of his first novel, the midwife s tale. In 1830s smalltown pennsylvania, midwife martha cades world changes when she faces tense relationships, a new doctor in town whose arrival threatens her job, a town scandal, and an unexpected romance. This movie is an adaptation of the book a midwife s tale.
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