The Runaway Midwife (Hardcover)

from njmomto4

This was an enjoyable book to read. As others have mentioned, there are parts that could have used a little more thought or research but overall the plot held my interest. The pace of the story was good however I agree with another reviewer that the ending of the story wrapped up a little too qui...

from KellyReeder

I received this book as a LibraryThing early Review. I enjoyed reading this book, and feel that the author wrote an uplifting and believable story. With short chapters, the storyline flowed seamlessly, making this novel a fast and entertaining read. I felt that some of the other characters were f...

from tara35

This is the third 'midwife' novel I've read by this author. I had high hopes for it since I loved her previous 2 books but this one winds up being my least favorite of hers. Midwife Clara/Sara runs away from home after a string of bad things happen to her. I never really bought into the reasons s...

from belladonna624

An ARC was provided in exchange for an honest review. This did not influence my thoughts in any way. The Runaway Midwife is about Clara, who after suffering through a series of tragic losses, decides to abandon the life she knows and flees to Canada. I thought the story was interesting and althou...

from sebago

I won this book through LT - and enjoyed it very much - I think there is a little part of all of us that feel the need to escape life's difficulties. Clara/Sara does this but never really escapes. Good story, believable characters - believable resolution. (The Bird annotations! Great addition!)