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During the turbulent world war i era, uncertainty and upheaval accompany the arrival of a brash new medical. About the author 2007 ami mckay is the author of the number one canadian bestseller the birth house, the winner of three canadian booksellers association libris awards and a nominee for the international impac dublin literary award. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. In a tale spanning the 20th century, ami mckay takes a primitive and superstitious rural community in nova scotia and creates a rich tableau of characters to. I found this book to be really interesting as it portrays what life was like for women on the cusp of modern medicine. The birth house chronicles the early life of dora rare, the first daughter born into the rare family in several generations. During the nights between christmas and new years, the witches of new yorkadelaide thom, eleanor st. The birth house king county library system overdrive. Ottawa citizen fresh as a loaf of homemade bread just out of the oven, the birth house, a tale of sex, birth, love and pain will more than satisfy the hungry reader. Ami mckay is the author of three bestselling novelsthe birth house, the virgin cure, and the witches of new yorkas well as the novella, half spent was the night. In a tale spanning the 20th century, ami mckay takes a primitive and superstitious rural community in nova scotia and creates a rich tableau of characters to tell the story of childbirth from its most secretive early practices to modern maternity as we know it. The first edition of the novel was published in february 14th 2006, and was written by ami mckay. The birth house books, book club books, books to read.
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