Midwives (novel)
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| Author | Chris Bohjalian |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Novel |
| Publisher | Harmony Books |
| Publication date | April 1997 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 312 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-517-70396-3 (hardback edition) |
Midwives: A Novel is a novel by Chris Bohjalian, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in October of 1998.
[edit] Plot summary
On an icy winter night in an isolated house in rural Vermont, a seasoned midwife named Sibyl Danforth takes desperate measures to save a baby's life. She performs an emergency cesarean section on a mother she believes has died of a stroke. But what if Sibyl's patient wasn't dead--and Sibyl inadvertently killed her?
[edit] Film, TV or theatrical adaptations
A TV version was made in 2001, adapted from this novel. It stars Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and directed by Glenn Jordan.
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