Midwives
Product ID: 8197455
📚374 pages of gripping narrative
🔥Over 2 million copies sold
⚖️Legal thriller meets medical drama
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⚖️📚 When life, law, and love collide — don’t miss this modern classic!
- AWARD WINNING BESTSELLER - Over 2 million copies sold worldwide, a proven must-read classic.
- RICH CHARACTER PERSPECTIVES - Experience the story through the eyes of a midwife and her teenage daughter for emotional depth.
- OPRAHS BOOK CLUB SELECTION - Join millions who trust Oprah’s pick for thought-provoking reads.
- COMPELLING MEDICAL LEGAL DRAMA - Dive into a gripping story where emergency childbirth meets courtroom tension.
- THOUGHT PROVOKING ETHICAL QUESTIONS - Explore the complex decisions around childbirth, responsibility, and justice.
Midwives by Chris Bohjalian is a 374-page paperback novel, originally published in 1998 and selected for Oprah’s Book Club. This bestselling medical-legal thriller explores the high-stakes world of emergency childbirth and the ensuing courtroom drama, told through the eyes of a seasoned Vermont midwife and her daughter. With over 2 million copies sold and a 4.4-star rating from nearly 3,000 readers, it’s a compelling, emotionally rich story that challenges notions of responsibility, ethics, and community.
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| Best Sellers Rank | #41,482 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #49 in Medical Fiction (Books) #84 in Legal Thrillers (Books) #567 in Contemporary Literature & Fiction |
| Customer Reviews | 4.4 4.4 out of 5 stars (2,938) |
| Dimensions | 5.2 x 0.85 x 8 inches |
| Edition | 1st, First Edition, First Printing |
| ISBN-10 | 0375706771 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0375706776 |
| Item Weight | 11.2 ounces |
| Language | English |
| Print length | 374 pages |
| Publication date | November 8, 1998 |
| Publisher | Vintage |
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