The Birth House

“The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare, the first daughter to be born in five generations of Rares. As a child in an isolated village in Nova Scotia, she is drawn to Miss Babineau, an outspoken Acadian midwife with a gift for healing and a kitchen filled with herbs and folk remedies. During the turbulent first years of World War I, Dora becomes the Midwife’s apprentice. Together they help the women of Scots Bay through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies—” When Gilbert Thomas, a brash medical doctor, comes to Scots Bay with promises of fast, painless childbirth, many in the community begin to question Miss Babineau’s methods. After Miss Babineau disappears, Dora is left to carry on alone. In the face of fierce opposition, she must summon all her strength and fight to protect the birthing traditions and women’s wisdom that have been passed down to her.”
“DORA RARE is a wonderful creation, a true wise woman in many ways and she is depicted as part of a rich tradition of female healing and midwifery.” –Calgary Herald

Status: 1 in stock (can be backordered)

Published: 2007

Publisher: VINTAGE CANADA

Format: Softcover

ISBN: 0676977738

ID#: 2820

DC#: 813.6 McK