The Runaway Midwife, Patricia Harman
The Runaway Midwife, Patricia Harman
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The Runaway Midwife
A Novel

Author: Patricia Harman

Narrator: Tavia Gilbert

Unabridged: 11 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 01/31/2017

Synopsis

From the USA Today bestselling author of the Hope River series comes a new contemporary midwife novel.Say “goodbye” to your old life, and “hello” to the life you’ve been waiting for…Midwife Clara Perry is accustomed to comforting her pregnant patients…calming fathers-to-be as they anxiously await the birth of their children…ensuring the babies she delivers come safely into the world.But when Clara’s life takes a nosedive, she realizes she hasn’t been tending to her own needs and does something drastic: she runs away and starts over again in a place where no one knows her or the mess she’s left behind in West Virginia. Heading to Sea Gull Island—a tiny, remote Canadian island—Clara is ready for anything. Well, almost. She left her passport back home, and the only way she can enter Canada is by hitching a ride on a snowmobile and illegally crossing the border. Deciding to reinvent herself, Clara takes a new identity—Sara Livingston, a writer seeking solitude. But there’s no avoiding the outside world. The residents are friendly, and draw “Sara” into their lives and confidences. She volunteers at the local medical clinic, using her midwifery skills, and forms a tentative relationship with a local police officer. But what will happen if she lets down her guard and reveals the real reason why she left her old life? One lesson soon becomes clear: no matter how far you run, you can never really hide from your past.

About Patricia Harman

Patricia Harman, CNM, got her start as a lay midwife on rural communes and went on to become a nurse-midwife on the faculties of Ohio State University, Case Western Reserve University, and West Virginia University. She is the author of two acclaimed memoirs and three novels: the bestselling The Midwife of Hope River, The Reluctant Midwife and The Runaway Midwife. She has three sons and lives near Morgantown, West Virginia.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Caryn on February 04, 2017

I was looking forward to this one, as I typically enjoy midwife books. Unfortunately, here, that really had nothing to do with this story. The first 150 pages were about a woman on the run (completely out of character) where she was isolated and thinking out loud. After that things started to pick u......more

Goodreads review by Leigh on February 08, 2017

As other reviewers and readers have stated, this book has a very compelling beginning. The first couple of chapters are very engrossing. However, once the character moves to Canada, it just feels like nothing. Of course this could be a realistic scenario--moving to some place new, and now having to......more

Goodreads review by Diane on February 07, 2017

Sometimes a book just draws you into its universe so deeply, you feel like you are part of the story. I felt that way about Patricia Harman's The Runaway Midwife. Midwife Clara Perry is dealing with her husband's recurring infidelity, her painful estrangement from her daughter, and the shocking suici......more

Goodreads review by Kathleen on February 09, 2017

I liked this book! I liked Clara/Sara- she came through to me loud and clear as a very real person dealing with her issues in the only way she knew. You might quibble with her method of running away but she found herself in Canada. My only quibble is that this hits a lot of issues- suicide, death, m......more

Goodreads review by Charlotte Lynn on February 06, 2017

The Runaway Midwife is an interesting tale. A story of a wife and mother mourning the loss of a good friend runs away from her life. She not only runs but she leaves the country without a passport and becomes someone else. I cannot imagine living my life that way. She is scared of being found out at......more

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