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The Secrets of Midwives Spiral-Bound | 2015-12-29

Sally Hepworth

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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?

Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 336 pages
ISBN-10: 1250051916
Item Weight: 0.6 lbs
Dimensions: 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 inches
"Hepworth's debut is deftly told…This thoughtful intergenerational story will delight readers." --Library Journal

"Hepworth dazzles in this smart and engaging tale...This intelligent, well-plotted debut will draw readers in from the very first word and keep them engaged until the end." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"Hepworth's promising debut is a chorus in three voices not so much about the consequences of keeping secrets as it is about the cathartic effect of finally airing them…Ah, families, their conflicts made all the more poignant here by the shared profession of the three women." --Booklist

Sally Hepworth is a former Event Planner and HR professional. A graduate of Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Sally started writing novels after the birth of her first child. She is the author of The Secrets of Midwives as well as Love Like The French, published by Random House Germany. Sally has lived around the world, spending extended periods in Singapore, the U.K., and Canada. She now writes full-time from her home in Melbourne, where she lives with her husband and two young children.