by Chris Bohjalian · Editions du Rocher · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782702831632
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On a violent, stormy winter night, a home birth goes disastrously wrong. The midwife, Sibyl Danforth, is unable to get her patient to a hospital and must perform an emergency C-section. The mother dies, but the baby is saved. Soon after, the midwife is charged with manslaughter. Narrated by her daughter, Connie, the novel chronicles the harrowing trial and the subsequent impact on their family, exploring the intricacies of childbirth, the law, and the moral dilemmas faced by a respected midwife in a small town.
