The Midwifes Revolt, Jodi Daynard
The Midwifes Revolt, Jodi Daynard
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The Midwife's Revolt

Author: Jodi Daynard

Narrator: Julia Whelan

Unabridged: 10 hr 32 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download (DRM Protected)

Published: 04/07/2015

Synopsis

On a dark night in 1775, Lizzie Boylston is awakened by the sound of cannons. From a hill south of Boston, she watches as fires burn in Charlestown, in a battle that she soon discovers has claimed her husband’s life.Alone in a new town, Lizzie grieves privately but takes comfort in her deepening friendship with Abigail Adams. Soon, word spreads of Lizzie’s extraordinary midwifery and healing skills, and she begins to channel her grief into caring for those who need her. But when two traveling patriots are poisoned, Lizzie finds herself with far more complicated matters on her hands—she suspects a political plot intended to harm Abigail and her family. Determined to uncover the truth, Lizzie becomes entangled in a conspiracy that could not only destroy her livelihood—and her chance at finding love again—but also lead to the downfall of a new nation.Revised edition: This edition of The Midwife's Revolt includes editorial revisions.

About Jodi Daynard

Jodi Daynard is a writer of fiction, essays, and criticism. Her work has appeared in numerous periodicals, including the New York Times Book Review, the Village Voice, the Paris Review, AGNI, and the New England Review, as well as several anthologies. She is the author of The Place Within: Portraits of the American Landscape by 20 Contemporary Writers and the translator and editor of Gaito Gazdanov’s An Evening with Claire. Daynard’s work has received notable mentions in Best American Essays as well as Pushcart Prize nominations. She has taught writing at Harvard University, at MIT, and in the MFA program at Emerson College.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Bonnie on May 28, 2018

If you love historical fiction, do yourself a favor and read this book. Lizzie Boylston, the main character, is a midwife and holistic healer in Braintree, Massachusetts (right outside of Boston) in the 1770s. Her character is fictional, but others such as John and Abigail Adams are, of course, real.......more

Goodreads review by Angela M on April 19, 2015

Through the characters of Lizzie Boylston and her good friend Abigal Adams, and a cast of real as well as other fictitious characters, the time and places around Boston come to life during the Revolutionary War . It's about some very strong women , friendships, love , some espionage thrown in that m......more

Goodreads review by Shomeret on December 22, 2012

One of the reasons why I enjoy reading books about the midwives of the past is because they operated outside of the conventional norms for women. They also had knowledge of herbs. Herbalism and other traditional healing practices made them vulnerable to accusations of witchcraft as is shown in Love......more

Goodreads review by Gaele on April 09, 2013

The seamless integration of historical events and people of interest in the early years of the American Revolution, and the strikingly detailed and portrayed fictional character of Lizzie Boylston in the writer’s well-written prose made this book a joy to read, and very difficult to put down. Lizzie......more

Goodreads review by Sonnet on February 15, 2016

The idea for this book is ripe with promise: a historical novel, set in the War for Independence, narrated from the POV of Abigail Adam's best friend. Add in a dash of murder mystery and it seems like it should be a real winner! As it turns out, however, this book is badly in need of a developmental......more

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