The Birth House
Ami McKay, 2006
Dora Rare, the first female child born to the Rare family in five generations, grew up as a midwife's apprentice in a small village in Nova Scotia in the early 1900s. In a place and time where traditional methods were all they knew, Dora and the other women are faced with an interesting choice when a new male doctor comes to their village, promising new methods for fast, painless childbirth. Dora must now do what she can to protect the traditions passed down to her, while also figuring out what's best for the women she treats.
I'm a big fan of historical fiction, and this was a time period that I haven't read a lot about. I liked seeing what it was like for people living in a relatively isolated part of the world, where new developments such as electricity and modern medicine were only just beginning to creep in. I really liked Dora's character and found her to be a strong, independent female lead. I thought that she was faced with a lot of tough decisions but that she always did what she thought was right and what was right for the women she looked after. A very interesting look at what life was like for these women in the early 1900s. An enjoyable read.
I'm a big fan of historical fiction, and this was a time period that I haven't read a lot about. I liked seeing what it was like for people living in a relatively isolated part of the world, where new developments such as electricity and modern medicine were only just beginning to creep in. I really liked Dora's character and found her to be a strong, independent female lead. I thought that she was faced with a lot of tough decisions but that she always did what she thought was right and what was right for the women she looked after. A very interesting look at what life was like for these women in the early 1900s. An enjoyable read.
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