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Kboltz
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For some reason the start of this book was slow for me. I knew I had to finish it and once you do ..😳😢 Loved the authors notes on the real life midwife Martha Ballard and the story she wrote based on her daily diaries in 1789. Women were always strong and continue to fight.

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TracyReadsBooks
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Excellent historical fiction inspired by the life of a very interesting woman—a great story made all that much more meaningful by the author‘s note at the end. The story is set in 1789 and is about a death with far reaching consequences for many of the residents in the town of Hallowell. When midwife Martha Ballard‘s determination it is in fact murder is disregarded, she sets out to find the truth. Great character, setting, mystery. Loved it.

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RoseMallow
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A mystery that kept me on my toes to the very end .I enjoyed it

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TracyReadsBooks
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Mornings are just better when I can find a few minutes for coffee and a book. Started this one last night and I really like it so far.

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The Birth House | Ami McKay
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“when the reading of such literature is associated with idleness…a woman‘s thoughts and feelings cannot be other than impure and sensual…novel-reading causes, at the very least, fretting, nightmares and a bad complexion.”

That explains so much! 😂

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The Birth House | Ami McKay
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TorieStorieS
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This was my book club‘s pick for the month— a solid piece of historical fiction set in Maine just over a decade past the Revolutionary War. Based on the life of midwife Martha Ballard, Martha makes for a strong heroine in a time when respect for a woman is hard won and rare. She gets involved in a murder investigation while seeking justice for a friend, with flashes into her own past. Her husband‘s perfection, however, is the larger mystery! 🤣

BarbaraBB Haha I just read this too and yes, he is absolutely perfect! 3w
TorieStorieS @BarbaraBB My book club had a good laugh about him, that‘s for sure! We were split between the eye-rollers about him and those that just loved his perfection! 🤣 3w
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RiversEve
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OMG what a good story and I was pleasantly surprised to learn that‘s it‘s based on a real midwife!! 5 stars!!

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LazyLibrary
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ one of the best reads of 2024. Historical fiction at its finest.