Once a Midwife: A Hope River Novel, (Paperback)

from susan0316

This novel is about a midwife in Hope River, West Virginia during WWII. It is book 3 in the Hope River series and can be read as a stand alone with minimal confusion. However, there were a few places in the book that I wished I had read the series in order so I plan to read the first two books to...

from nancynova

Slow start as author backfilled in some backstories from the two previous books, then it too off. Set during the early years of WWII, Patience is kept busy with the 4 kids, so does some births in a Baby Cabin that the hubby built on the property. When WWII breaks out, hubby Dan refuses to registe...

from mchwest

I really do enjoy these books, this one was a little slow for me, perhaps because I'm bored with the war themed books of late. But I will always buy them, one of my favorite authors.

from shazjhb

Interesting book although this is probably a series. Did not realize that conscious objectors were jailed during WWII

from juju2cat

I wept with joy and heartache in this book. Daniel is a pacifist - he survived the Great War and saw the horrors and declines to sign up for the draft when World War II is declared. Patience, his wife, is a midwife and an activist and believes strongly in supporting the war effort. This is a good...