Patricia Harman

It's "Call the Midwife" set in the U.S. homefront during World War II. If you loved Patricia Harman's Midwife of Hope River you'll love Once a Midwife! Named Best Midwife Book of the Year from the American College of Nurse MidwivesThe women of Hope River trust midwife Patience Hester, whose skill in delivering babies is known for miles around. But though the Great Depression is behind them, troubles are not, for Europe is at war…and it can only be a matter of time before the U.S. enters the fray.And while some are eager to join the fight, Patience’s husband, Daniel, is not. Daniel is a patriot—but he saw too much bloodshed during the First World War, and has vowed never to take up arms again. His stance leaves Patience and their four children vulnerable—to the neighbors who might judge them, and to the government, who imprison Daniel for his beliefs.Patience must support their family and fight for her husband’s release despite her own misgivings. And with need greater than ever, she must also keep her practice running during this tumultuous time…relying on generous friends, like Bitsy, who has returned to Hope River, stalwart neighbors, and her own indomitable strength to see them all through.

Tervetuloa takaisin Hope RiveriinPatricia Harmanin lämminhenkinen romaani Uskollinen kätilö vie toisen maailmansodan aikaan tutussa Hope Riverin kylässäKätilö Patience Hesterin ammattitaito on vuosien mittaan tullut tutuksi kaikille pienen kylän asukkaille. Suuret lamavuodet ovat nyt takana, mutta uudet vaikeudet odottavat aivan kulman takana, sillä Euroopassa soditaan. Ja on vain ajan kysymys, milloin Yhdysvallat vedetään mukaan konfliktiin.Vaikka monet ovat innokkaita liittymään sotaponnistukseen, Patiencen aviomies Daniel ei ole samaa mieltä. Daniel on isänmaallinen mutta ensimmäisen maailmansodan kauhut jättivät jälkensä eikä hän suostu tarttumaan aseeseen enää uudestaan.Danielin vakaumus asettaa Patiencen ja heidän neljä lastaan vaikeaan tilanteeseen. Naapurit tuomitsevat perheen ja hallitus vangitsee Danielin hänen aatteensa vuoksi. Patiencen on oltava rohkea ja suojeltava perhettään ja samalla, kaiken ahdingon keskellä, hän ei voi pettää synnyttävien äitien luottamusta. Patricia Harmanin Uskollinen kätilö -romaani jatkaa lukijat valloittanutta Hope Riverin kätilö -sarjaa, joka on tulvillaan rakkautta, haikeutta ja uskollisuutta.

Hope Riverin kätilö -romaanin tarina jatkuu Patricia Harmanin Kätilön koettelemukset on koskettavan lämmin romaani nuoren kätilön koitoksista 1930-luvun Yhdysvalloissa. Suuri lama on iskenyt 1930-luvun Länsi-Virginiaan. Monet miehet ovat jääneet työttömiksi ja naiset tekevät parhaansa pitääkseen lapsensa ravittuina. Nuori kätilö Becky Myers saapuu auttamaan Hope Riverin yhteisöä juuri silloin, kun hänen apuaan tarvitaan kaikkein eniten. Becky tuntee kuitenkin olonsa epävarmaksi kätilönä ja joutuu tukeutumaan ystävänsä, kokeneen kätilö Patience Murphyn apuun. Vaikka Becky tuntee olevansa kotonaan Hope Riverissa, painavat menneisyyden kokemukset hänen harteitaan. Myös Patience joutuu käsittelemään menneisyyttään, ja omaa lastaan odottaessaan hän toivoo Beckyn olevan yhä enemmän Hope Riverin äitien tukena. Muutosten keskellä osavaltiota kohtaa raivokas metsäpalo, ja Becky sekä Patience joutuvat keräämään kaiken rohkeutensa pitääkseen Hope Riverin asukkaat turvassa. Patricia Harmanin Kätilön koettelemukset on jatko-osa Hope Riverin kätilö -kirjalle sekä tarina rakkaudesta ja periksiantamattomuudesta kaikista suurimpien vastoinkäymisten edessä.

It's "Call the Midwife" set in the U.S. homefront during World War II. If you loved Patricia Harman's Midwife of Hope River you'll love Once a Midwife Named Best Midwife Book of the Year from the American College of Nurse MidwivesThe women of Hope River trust midwife Patience Hester, whose skill in delivering babies is known for miles around. But though the Great Depression is behind them, troubles are not, for Europe is at war...and it can only be a matter of time before the U.S. enters the fray.And while some are eager to join the fight, Patience's husband, Daniel, is not. Daniel is a patriot--but he saw too much bloodshed during the First World War, and has vowed never to take up arms again. His stance leaves Patience and their four children vulnerable--to the neighbors who might judge them, and to the government, who imprison Daniel for his beliefs.Patience must support their family and fight for her husband's release despite her own misgivings. And with need greater than ever, she must also keep her practice running during this tumultuous time...relying on generous friends, like Bitsy, who has returned to Hope River, stalwart neighbors, and her own indomitable strength to see them all through.

Welcome back to Hope River in New York Times bestselling author Patricia Harman's newest novel as midwife Patience Hester, along with her family and friends, face the challenges of the home front during World War II.The women of Hope River trust midwife Patience Hester, whose skill in delivering babies is known for miles around. But though the Great Depression is behind them, troubles are not, for Europe is at war...and it can only be a matter of time before the U.S. enters the fray.And while some are eager to join the fight, Patience's husband, Daniel, is not. Daniel is a patriot--but he saw too much bloodshed during the First World War, and has vowed never to take up arms again. His stance leaves Patience and their four children vulnerable--to the neighbors who might judge them, and to the government, who imprison Daniel for his beliefs.Patience must support their family and fight for her husband's release despite her own misgivings. And with need greater than ever, she must also keep her practice running during this tumultuous time...relying on generous friends, like Bitsy, who has returned to Hope River, stalwart neighbors, and her own indomitable strength to see them all through.

It's "Call the Midwife" set in the U.S. homefront during World War II. If you loved Patricia Harman's Midwife of Hope River you'll love Once a Midwife Named Best Midwife Book of the Year from the American College of Nurse MidwivesThe women of Hope River trust midwife Patience Hester, whose skill in delivering babies is known for miles around. But though the Great Depression is behind them, troubles are not, for Europe is at war...and it can only be a matter of time before the U.S. enters the fray.And while some are eager to join the fight, Patience's husband, Daniel, is not. Daniel is a patriot--but he saw too much bloodshed during the First World War, and has vowed never to take up arms again. His stance leaves Patience and their four children vulnerable--to the neighbors who might judge them, and to the government, who imprison Daniel for his beliefs.Patience must support their family and fight for her husband's release despite her own misgivings. And with need greater than ever, she must also keep her practice running during this tumultuous time...relying on generous friends, like Bitsy, who has returned to Hope River, stalwart neighbors, and her own indomitable strength to see them all through.

Book 2 in the Lost on Hope Island: The Amazing Tale of the Little Goat Midwives series is an adventure story without villains, zombies or fire-breathing dragons. The book asks the real question "What if I were shipwrecked -- could I survive?"A page-turner for young readers or a family read-a-loud-book, Lost on Hope Island will give fans of Harman's previous USA Today best selling books an opportunity to discuss, with their children, the topics of birth, death, racial diversity, climate change, loneliness, courage, family and hope.

From the USA Today bestselling author of the Hope River series comes a new contemporary midwife novel. Say "goodbye" to your old life, and "hello" to the life you've been waiting for...Midwife Clara Perry is accustomed to comforting her pregnant patients...calming fathers-to-be as they anxiously await the birth of their children...ensuring the babies she delivers come safely into the world. But when Clara's life takes a nosedive, she realizes she hasn't been tending to her own needs and does something drastic: she runs away and starts over again in a place where no one knows her or the mess she's left behind in West Virginia. Heading to Sea Gull Island-a tiny, remote Canadian island-Clara is ready for anything. Well, almost. She left her passport back home, and the only way she can enter Canada is by hitching a ride on a snowmobile and illegally crossing the border. Deciding to reinvent herself, Clara takes a new identity-Sara Livingston, a writer seeking solitude. But there's no avoiding the outside world. The residents are friendly, and draw "Sara" into their lives and confidences. She volunteers at the local medical clinic, using her midwifery skills, and forms a tentative relationship with a local police officer. But what will happen if she lets down her guard and reveals the real reason why she left her old life? One lesson soon becomes clear: no matter how far you run, you can never really hide from your past.

From the USA Today bestselling author of the Hope River series comes a new contemporary midwife novel.Say "goodbye" to your old life, and "hello" to the life you've been waiting for...Midwife Clara Perry is accustomed to comforting her pregnant patients...calming fathers-to-be as they anxiously await the birth of their children...ensuring the babies she delivers come safely into the world.But when Clara's life takes a nosedive, she realizes she hasn't been tending to her own needs and does something drastic: she runs away and starts over again in a place where no one knows her or the mess she's left behind in West Virginia. Heading to Sea Gull Island--a tiny, remote Canadian island--Clara is ready for anything. Well, almost. She left her passport back home, and the only way she can enter Canada is by hitching a ride on a snowmobile and illegally crossing the border. Deciding to reinvent herself, Clara takes a new identity--Sara Livingston, a writer seeking solitude. But there's no avoiding the outside world. The residents are friendly, and draw "Sara" into their lives and confidences. She volunteers at the local medical clinic, using her midwifery skills, and forms a tentative relationship with a local police officer. But what will happen if she lets down her guard and reveals the real reason why she left her old life? One lesson soon becomes clear: no matter how far you run, you can never really hide from your past.

Lost on Hope Island: The Amazing Tale of the Little Goat Midwives is an adventure story without villains, zombies or fire-breathing dragons. The book asks the real question "What if I were shipwrecked -- could I survive?"A page-turner for young readers or a family read-a-loud-book, Lost on Hope Island will give fans of Harman's previous USA Today best selling books an opportunity to discuss, with their children, the topics of birth, death, racial diversity, climate change, loneliness, courage, family and hope.

Stærk og livsbekræftende roman om livet i et lille samfund i trange tider. Om venskabet mellem sort og hvid. Og om at finde kærligheden igen, når ens hjerte er fyldt med sorg. USA 1929. Børsen er krakket, og høj såvel som lav kæmper for at få mad på bordet. Men selv i trange tider kommer der børn til verden, og jordemoderen Patience Murphy tager ud, selv om de færreste har råd til at betale for hendes ydelser. Patience selv har haft et hårdt liv og er eftersøgt i to stater, og alle, hun nogensinde har holdt af, er døde og borte. På en lille gård lever Patience et stille og nøjsomt liv, men da den sorte pige Bitsy mister sit job, forbarmer Patience sig og giver hende husly. Arrangementet er dog absolut ikke ufarligt, da ikke alle bryder sig om, at en sort og en hvid kvinde bor sammen som ligemænd. Perfekt gaveidé til en god pris. Med denne eksklusive hardbackudgave får du en rigtig god læseoplevelse i lækkert design og med læsebånd. En smuk bog til dig selv eller en, du holder af. Pressen skriver: »... elementært velskrevet og bevægende...« – Weekendavisen »… en medrivende roman om kvindeliv, medmenneskelighed, gavmildhed og om at kæmpe for noget, der er større end én selv.« ***** – Femina »Hvor tit får man lov til at binde et forklæde om livet og smøre olie på hånden, mens selve livet gispes og presses frem for øjnene af en?« **** – Politiken »Stærk, flittig, empatisk. En ny romanheltinde er født – jordemoderen fra det bjergrige West Virginia, der bærer på en tung hemmelighed. Patricia Harmans debutroman er en af de bøger, man nødigt lægger fra sig, før den er læst færdig.« – Litteratursiden.dk

The USA Today bestselling author of The Midwife of Hope River returns with a heartfelt sequel, a novel teeming with life and full of humor and warmth, one that celebrates the human spirit. The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard. Men are out of work; women struggle to feed hungry children. Luckily, Nurse Becky Myers has returned to care for them. While she can handle most situations, Becky is still uneasy helping women deliver their babies. For these mothers-to-be, she relies on an experienced midwife, her dear friend Patience Murphy. Though she is happy to be back in Hope River, time and experience have tempered Becky's cheerfulness-as tragedy has destroyed the vibrant spirit of her former employer Dr Isaac Blum, who has accompanied her. Patience too has changed. Married and expecting a baby herself, she is relying on Becky to keep the mothers of Hope River safe. But becoming a midwife and ushering precious new life into the world is not Becky's only challenge. Her skills and courage will be tested when a calamitous forest fire blazes through a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. And she must find a way to bring Isaac back to life and rediscover the hope they both need to go on. Full of humor and compassion, The Reluctant Midwife is a moving tribute to the power of optimism and love to overcome the most trying circumstances and times, and is sure to please fans of the poignant Call the Midwife series.

Stærk og livsbekræftende roman om livet i et lille samfund i trange tider. Om venskabet mellem sort og hvid. Og om at finde kærligheden igen, når ens hjerte er fyldt med sorg. USA 1929. Børsen er krakket, og høj såvel som lav kæmper for at få mad på bordet. Men selv i trange tider kommer der børn til verden, og jordemoderen Patience Murphy tager ud, selv om de færreste har råd til at betale for hendes ydelser. Patience selv har haft et hårdt liv og er eftersøgt i to stater, og alle, hun nogensinde har holdt af, er døde og borte. På en lille gård lever Patience et stille og nøjsomt liv, men da den sorte pige Bitsy mister sit job, forbarmer Patience sig og giver hende husly. Arrangementet er dog absolut ikke ufarligt, da ikke alle bryder sig om, at en sort og en hvid kvinde bor sammen som ligemænd. Pressen skriver: »... elementært velskrevet og bevægende...« – Weekendavisen »… en medrivende roman om kvindeliv, medmenneskelighed, gavmildhed og om at kæmpe for noget, der er større end én selv.« ***** – Femina »Hvor tit får man lov til at binde et forklæde om livet og smøre olie på hånden, mens selve livet gispes og presses frem for øjnene af en?« **** – Politiken »Stærk, flittig, empatisk. En ny romanheltinde er født – jordemoderen fra det bjergrige West Virginia, der bærer på en tung hemmelighed. Patricia Harmans debutroman er en af de bøger, man nødigt lægger fra sig, før den er læst færdig.« – Litteratursiden.dk

As a midwife working in rural poverty during the Depression, Patience Murphy's only solace is her gift: the chance to escort mothers through the challenges of childbirth. Just beginning, she takes on the jobs no one else wants: those most in need-and least likely to pay. Patience is willing to do what it takes to fulfil her mentor's wishes, but starting a midwife practice means gaining trust, and Patience's secrets won't allow her to let anyone in.The Midwife of Hope River beats with authenticity as Patience faces seemingly insurmountable conditions: disease, poverty, and prejudices threaten at every turn. From the dangerous mines of West Virginia to the terrifying attentions of the Ku Klux Klan, Patience must strive to bring new light, and life, into an otherwise cruel world.

A remarkable new voice in American fiction enchants readers with a moving and uplifting novel that celebrates the miracle of life. In The Midwife of Hope River, first-time novelist Patricia Harmon transports us to poverty stricken Appalachia during the Great Depression years of the 1930s and introduces us to a truly unforgettable heroine. Patience Murphy, a midwife struggling against disease, poverty, and prejudice--and her own haunting past--is a strong and endearing character that fans of the books of Ami McKay and Diane Chamberlain will take into their hearts, as she courageously attempts to bring new light, and life, into an otherwise cruel world.

A 2008 Indie Next Pick Despite nurse-midwife Patsy Harman's own financial and personal medical trials, including her private battle with uterine cancer, she devotes herself to her patients' well-being in all aspects of their lives. They, in turn, tell her intimate stories both heartbreaking and uplifting.