 First edition cover | |
| Author | Chris Bohjalian |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Harmony Books |
Publication date | April 1997 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 312 pp (hardback edition) |
| ISBN | 0-517-70396-3 (hardback edition) |
| OCLC | 34839705 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3552.O495 M5 1997 |
Midwives: A Novel is a novel by Chris Bohjalian, and was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in October 1998. [1]
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? Midwives tells the story of Sibyl Danforth from the point of view of her young daughter.
A TV film, Midwives , was made in 2001, adapted from this novel. It stars Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and directed by Glenn Jordan. [2]
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