LoveReading Says
LoveReading Says
With a killer concept — what happens when someone devoted to bringing life into the world is accused of abusing that responsibility, trust and privilege — Anna Schofield’s The Midwives delivers a gripping work of crime fiction that’s layered with psychological insights.
The story opens at Darkford General Hospital’s award ceremony, with Erica winning an award for services to midwifery, and the narrator, Sue, sharing the fact that “These women are my life. I would even go as far as to say I love them. I’ve worked with Katie for almost ten years, and Erica for two. To operate the way we do to take care of mothers and their babies, we need complete trust in each other”.
And that trust, and its fragmentation, is one of the themes at the heart of this novel, for we also learn early on that Katie is about to stand trial for over-medicating mums-to-be, and more: “She wanted a child. She drugged those women to take a baby”.
With its page-turning plot teeming with distrust and escalating paranoia, The Midwives is sure to provoke lots of thought as it explores female solidarity and psychopathy through a punch-packing thriller.
Joanne Owen
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The Midwives Synopsis
One of them would kill to be a mother…
When someone tries to steal a newborn from Darkford General Hospital, everyone is horrified. Even more so when evidence suggests it was one of the midwives …
Katie, Erica and Sue are used to being heroes, not villains, as colleagues on the labour ward, so when one of them is arrested, the others must protect and reassure the pregnant women in their care that the danger has passed.
Leila is already anxious. She's always wanted to be a mother – but her partner isn't sure he's ready for fatherhood and she doesn't know if she can have this baby by herself.
As Leila's due date approaches, what at first feels like support from her midwives starts to seem more sinister. She's sure someone is following her, watching, waiting. Who can she trust … and is it too late to run?
About This Edition
| ISBN: |
9780008713850 |
| Publication date: |
24th October 2024 |
| Author: |
Anna Schofield |
| Publisher: |
HarperNorth an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers |
| Format: |
Paperback |
| Pagination: |
320 pages |
| Primary Genre |
Thriller and Suspense
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About Anna Schofield
Anna Schofield is an Amazon Top 100 bestselling author (UK) and a short story and screenplay writer. From Ashton-Under-Lyne, she spent five years travelling and working in Greece, then returned home to work in healthcare, and runs online storytelling and change workshops.
She lives with her partner and their rescue dogs and enjoys cooking and walking when she isn't writing.
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