Patricia Harman has spent over thirty years caring for women as a midwife, first as a lay-midwife, delivering babies in cabins and on communal farms in West Virginia, and later as a nurse-midwife in teaching hospitals and in a community hospital birthing center. And she must find a way to bring Isaac back to life and rediscover the hope they both need to go on.įull of humor and compassion, The Reluctant Midwife is a moving tribute to the power of optimism and love to overcome the most trying circumstances and times, and is sure to please fans of the poignant Call the Midwife series. Her skills and courage will be tested when a calamitous forest fire blazes through a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. Married and expecting a baby herself, she is relying on Becky to keep the mothers of Hope River safe.īut becoming a midwife and ushering precious new life into the world is not Becky’s only challenge. Though she is happy to be back in Hope River, time and experience have tempered Becky’s cheerfulness-as tragedy has destroyed the vibrant spirit of her former employer Dr Isaac Blum, who has accompanied her.

For these mothers-to-be, she relies on an experienced midwife, her dear friend Patience Murphy. While she can handle most situations, Becky is still uneasy helping women deliver their babies. Luckily, Nurse Becky Myers has returned to care for them. Men are out of work women struggle to feed hungry children. The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard. The USA Today bestselling author of The Midwife of Hope River returns with a heartfelt sequel, a novel teeming with life and full of humor and warmth, one that celebrates the human spirit

The midwife of hope river