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The Midwife

By: Tricia Cresswell
Narrated by: Kristin Atherton, Tricia Cresswell
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This audiobook includes a touching acknowledgements chapter read by the author, Tricia Cresswell.

A haunting and moving historical fiction, The Midwife by Tricia Cresswell is perfect for fans of The Familiars and The Binding.

1838. After a violent storm, a woman is found alone, naked and near death, on the Northumberland moors. She has no memory of who she is or how she got there. But she can remember how to help a woman in labour and how to expertly dress a wound, and can speak fluent French. With the odds against her, a penniless single woman, she starts to build her life from scratch, using her skills to help other women around her. She finds a happy place in the world. Until tragedy strikes, and she must run for her life . . .

In London, Dr Borthwick lives a solitary life working as an accoucheur dealing with mothers and babies in the elegant homes of high society together with his midwife, and volunteering in the slums of the Devil’s Acre alongside a young widow, Eleanor Johnson. His professional reputation is spotless and he keeps his private life just as clean, isolating himself from any new acquaintances. But he is harbouring a dark secret from his past – one that threatens to spill over everything.

©2022 Tricia Cresswell (P)2022 Macmillan Publishers International Limited Genre Fiction Historical Medical Mystery

Critic reviews

Amongst the many excellent entries for the Mslexia Novel Prize, this novel really stood out: a gripping and smartly executed double narrative full of surprises, with something serious to say about women's place in society and the strategies they employ to survive. (Louise Doughty, bestselling author of Apple Tree Yard)
A vivid, engrossing mystery about a woman who can’t remember her own identity but knows with certainty how to deliver babies. The authentic medical details form a compelling picture of the precariousness of life in the mid 19th century, when childbirth could prove fatal for even the fittest of women. I was hooked! (Gill Paul, bestselling author of The Secret Wife)
Atmospheric, haunting and intriguing. A compelling and beautifully written debut. (Tracy Rees, bestselling author of Amy Snow and The Rose Garden)
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A PHENOMENAL book! Loved everything about it. Great storyline, plot twists & characters. the performance of the reader couldn't have been any better! I loved it.

PHENOMENAL!

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I continue the Amazon kindle unlimited program because though infrequently I find real gems of artistry like “The Midwife “. I hope that Patricia Cresswell continues writing. She has a gift and I consider myself a grateful recipient of it.

Many surprises

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Suspenseful and reviewing of the historical happenings of when the story was written. Very entertaining story!

Excellent Historical Fiction

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An intriguing combination of history and mystery that flashes between two settings that finally come together. Affluence and poverty; birth and death; with a sprinkling of medicine and women’s rights. I couldn’t stop listening.

Intriguing combination of history and mystery

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Loves the midwifery part and the mystery of the writing! So good! Such a great book!

Page Turner! So unexpected!

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Such a beautiful touching story. Woven so cleverly. It will stay with me forever. these story's only come along very rarely. savor it.

I have never left a review in my 10 year audible membership. This amazing story needs to read.

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Loved how the fictional part of this story is developed. The historial true part is equally powerful. Loved the narrator voice and tone , made it a pleasant impactful listen. Beautiful writing.

Fascinating

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As an APN myself I truly enjoyed listening to this and will probably listen again in future

Excellent listen

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To bizaar for me! I started to become emotional about the characters, and then became as confused as the main character felt.

Wow

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The book was quite disjointed and difficult to follow. The ending did not fulfill my expectations. Disappointed.

Disjointed

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