The Secrets of Midwives
The Secrets of Midwives
Author: Sally Hepworth
Desc: A novel about three generations of midwives (a woman her mother and her grandmother) and the secrets they keep that push them apart and ultimately bind them together THE SECRETS OF MIDWIVES tells the story of three generations of women devoted to delivering new life into the world—and the secrets they keep that threaten to change their own lives forever. Neva Bradley a third-generation midwife is determined to keep the details surrounding her own pregnancy—including the identity of the baby’s father— hidden from her family and co-workers for as long as possible. Her mother Grace finds it impossible to let this secret rest. For Floss Neva’s grandmother and a retired midwife Neva’s situation thrusts her back 60 years in time to a secret that eerily mirrors her granddaughter’s—a secret which if revealed will have life-changing consequences for them all. Will these women reveal their secrets and deal with the inevitable consequences? Or are some secrets best kept hidden?