The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, Meg Elison
The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, Meg Elison
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The Book of the Unnamed Midwife

Author: Meg Elison

Narrator: Angela Dawe

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 10/11/2016


Synopsis

A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016 and Philip K. Dick Award WinnerWhen she fell asleep, the world was doomed. When she awoke, it was dead.In the wake of a fever that decimated the earth’s population—killing women and children and making childbirth deadly for the mother and infant—the midwife must pick her way through the bones of the world she once knew to find her place in this dangerous new one. Gone are the pillars of civilization. All that remains is power—and the strong who possess it. A few women like her survived, though they are scarce. Even fewer are safe from the clans of men, who, driven by fear, seek to control those remaining. To preserve her freedom, she dons men’s clothing, goes by false names, and avoids as many people as possible. But as the world continues to grapple with its terrible circumstances, she’ll discover a role greater than chasing a pale imitation of independence.After all, if humanity is to be reborn, someone must be its guide.

About Meg Elison

Meg Elison is a high school dropout and a graduate of UC Berkeley. Her debut novel, The Book of the Unnamed Midwife, won the 2014 Philip K. Dick Award. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and writes like she’s running out of time.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Emily on June 01, 2024

Best post-apocalyptic book I've read in a while. So bleak but so different from the other ones I've read. (It made it to my best books of 2022: [URL not allowed]) I had almost given up on the genre after being underwhelmed with a lot of the popular ones (The Stand, Swan Song, etc.). I found......more

Goodreads review by zuza_zaksiazkowane on June 20, 2023

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Goodreads review by Roxane on July 23, 2017

One of the most utterly absorbing books I've read in a long time. A post apocalyptic novel that doesn't forget that before the apocalypse people were LGBT and full of yearning and need. Grim but lots of pockets of warmth. Really interesting protagonist, an unnamed midwife, who begins to create a wri......more

Goodreads review by Melanie on May 13, 2017

ARC provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. “There are battles and accidents; there are collapses and plagues. There is silence only when one side wins or everyone has died.” This book was perfection, and probably the easiest five stars I've given all year......more

Goodreads review by John on June 11, 2014

Full-disclosure: I am married to the author. However, she did not ask me to review her book. But she did ask me to read it many times during its development and I must say it never became tedious or a chore. I was immediately pulled in by the prologue and I found myself nodding, quietly yet triumphan......more