As Sibyl Danforth faces the antagonism of the law, the hostility of traditional doctors, and the accusations of her own conscience, Midwives engages, moves, and transfixes us as only the very best novels ever do.
But what if-as Sibyl's assistant later charges-the patient wasn't already dead, and it was Sibyl who inadvertently killed her?Īs recounted by Sibyl's precocious fourteen-year-old daughter, Connie, the ensuing trial bears the earmarks of a witch hunt except for the fact that all its participants are acting from the highest motives-and the defendant increasingly appears to be guilty. She performs an emergency Caesarean section on its mother, who appears to have died in labor.
But one treacherous winter night, in a house isolated by icy roads and failed telephone lines, Sibyl takes desperate measures to save a baby's life. The time is 1981, and Sibyl Danforth has been a dedicated midwife in the rural community of Reddington, Vermont, for fifteen years. It explores themes of morality, justice, and the power of women, as Sibyl’s life is drastically changed by the consequences of her actions. With a suspense, lyricism, and moral complexity that recall To Kill a Mockingbird and Presumed Innocent, this compulsively readable novel explores what happens when a woman who has devoted herself to ushering life into the world finds herself charged with responsibility in a patient's tragic death. A: Midwives by Chris Bohjalian is a novel about Sibyl Danforth, a midwife in rural Vermont who is accused of murder and put on trial. She performs an emergency cesarean section on a mother she believes has died of a stroke. It will thrill readers who cherish their worn copies of To Kill A Mockingbird." -People Synopsis 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. "Superbly crafted and astonishingly powerful.
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