The Birth House
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The Birth House
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Author : Ami McKay
language : en
Publisher: Vintage Canada
Release Date : 2009-04-24
The Birth House written by Ami McKay and has been published by Vintage Canada this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-24 with Fiction categories.
The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare, the first daughter to be born in five generations of Rares. As a child in an isolated village in Nova Scotia, she is drawn to Miss Babineau, an outspoken Acadian midwife with a gift for healing. Dora becomes Miss B.’s apprentice, and together they help the women of Scots Bay through infertility, difficult labours, breech births, unwanted pregnancies and even unfulfilling sex lives. Filled with details as compelling as they are surprising, The Birth House is an unforgettable tale of the struggles women have faced to have control of their own bodies and to keep the best parts of tradition alive in the world of modern medicine.
The Birth Of Venus
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Author : Sarah Dunant
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2009-07-02
The Birth Of Venus written by Sarah Dunant and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-02 with Fiction categories.
Alessandra is not quite fifteen when her prosperous merchant father brings a young painter back with him from Holland to adorn the walls of the new family chapel. She is fascinated by his talents and envious of his abilities and opportunities to paint to the glory of God. Soon her love of art and her lively independence are luring her into closer involvement with all sorts of taboo areas of life. On excursions into the streets of night-time Florence she observes a terrible evil stalking the city and witnesses the rise of the fiery young priest, Savanarola, who has set out to rid the city of vice, richness, even art itself. Alessandra must make crucial decisions about the shape of her adult life, as Florence itself must choose between the old ways of the luxury-loving Medicis and the asceticism of Savanorola. And through it all, there is the painter, whose love will change everything.
Natural Hospital Birth
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Author : Cynthia Gabriel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2017-08
Natural Hospital Birth written by Cynthia Gabriel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-08 with FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS categories.
Offers expectant mothers seeking natural childbirth in a hospital a detailed look at pregnancy and labor, explaining how to create a mutually supportive relationship among birth-care providers and make informed choices.
The Birthing House
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Author : Christopher Ransom
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Release Date : 2009-08-04
The Birthing House written by Christopher Ransom and has been published by St. Martin's Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08-04 with Fiction categories.
It was expecting them. Conrad and Joanna Harrison, a young couple from Los Angeles, attempt to save their marriage by leaving the pressures of the city to start anew in a quiet, rural setting. They buy a Victorian mansion that once served as a haven for unwed mothers, called a birthing house. One day when Joanna is away, the previous owner visits Conrad to bequeath a vital piece of the house's historic heritage, a photo album that he claims "belongs to the house." Thumbing through the old, sepia-colored photographs of midwives and fearful, unhappily pregnant girls in their starched, nineteenth-century dresses, Conrad is suddenly chilled to the bone: staring back at him with a countenance of hatred and rage is the image of his own wife.... Thus begins a story of possession, sexual obsession, and, ultimately, murder, as a centuries-old crime is reenacted in the present, turning Conrad and Joanna's American dream into a relentless nightmare. An extraordinary marriage of supernatural thrills and exquisite psychological suspense, The Birthing House marks the debut of a writer whose first novel is a terrifying tour de force.
The Virgin Cure
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Author : Ami McKay
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2012-06-26
The Virgin Cure written by Ami McKay and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-26 with Fiction categories.
From #1 international bestselling author Ami McKay comes The Virgin Cure, the story of a young girl abandoned and forced to fend for herself in the poverty and treachery of post-Civil War New York City. McKay, whose debut novel The Birth House made headlines around the world, returns with a resonant tale inspired by her own great-great-grandmother’s experiences as a pioneer of women’s medicine in nineteenth-century New York. One summer night in Lower Manhattan in 1871, twelve-year-old Moth is pulled from her bed and sold as a servant to a finely dressed woman. Knowing that her mother is so close while she is locked away in servitude, Moth bides her time until she can escape, only to find her old home deserted and her mother gone without a trace. Moth must struggle to survive alone in the murky world of the Bowery, a wild and lawless enclave filled with thieves, beggars, sideshow freaks, and prostitutes. She eventually meets Miss Everett, the proprietress of an "Infant School," a brothel that caters to gentlemen who pay dearly for "willing and clean" companions—desirable young virgins like Moth. She also finds friendship with Dr. Sadie, a female physician struggling against the powerful forces of injustice. The doctor hopes to protect Moth from falling prey to a terrible myth known as the "virgin cure"—the tragic belief that deflowering a "fresh maid" can cleanse the blood and heal men afflicted with syphilis—which has destroyed the lives of other Bowery girls. Ignored by society and unprotected by the law, Moth dreams of independence. But there's a high price to pay for freedom, and no one knows that better than a girl from Chrystie Street. In a powerful novel that recalls the evocative fiction Anita Shreve, Annie Proulx, and Joanne Harris, Ami McKay brings to light the story of early, forward-thinking social warriors, creating a narrative that readers will find inspiring, poignant, adventure-filled, and utterly unforgettable.
Midwives
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Author : Chris Bohjalian
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2002-08-13
Midwives written by Chris Bohjalian and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-08-13 with Fiction categories.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • This modern classic from the author of The Flight Attendant is a compulsively readable novel that explores questions of human responsibility that are as fundamental to our society now as they were when the book was first published. A selection of Oprah's original Book Club that has sold more than two million copies. On an icy winter night in an isolated house in rural Vermont, a seasoned midwife named Sibyl Danforth takes desperate measures to save a baby’s life. She performs an emergency cesarean section on a mother she believes has died of stroke. But what if—as Sibyl's assistant later charges—the patient wasn't already dead? The ensuing trial bears the earmarks of a witch hunt, forcing Sibyl to face the antagonism of the law, the hostility of traditional doctors, and the accusations of her own conscience. Exploring the complex and emotional decisions surrounding childbirth, Midwives engages, moves, and transfixes us as only the very best novels ever do. Look for Chris Bohjalian's new novel, The Lioness!
The Witches Of New York
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Author : Ami McKay
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2016-10-27
The Witches Of New York written by Ami McKay and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-10-27 with Fiction categories.
Those averse to magic need not apply... The perfect novel for Halloween! 1880 Witches Adelaide Thom and Eleanor St Clair have opened a tea shop in Manhattan specialising in cures, palmistry and potions. When an enchanting woman called Beatrice joins the witches as an apprentice, she soon proves indispensable, but her new life is marred by strange occurrences. She sees things no one else can see. She hears voices no one else can hear. Has she been touched by magic or is she simply losing her mind? Amidst the witches' tug-of-war over how best to nurture her gifts, Beatrice disappears. But was it by choice or by force? In a time when women were corseted, confined and committed for merely speaking their minds, is anyone really safe?
The Birth Of Pleasure
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Author : Carol Gilligan
language : en
Publisher: Vintage
Release Date : 2002-09-03
The Birth Of Pleasure written by Carol Gilligan and has been published by Vintage this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-03 with Psychology categories.
Carol Gilligan, whose classic In a Different Voice revolutionized the study of human psychology, now offers a brilliant, provocative book about love. Why is love so often associated with tragedy, she asks. Why are our experiences of pleasure so often shadowed by loss? And can we change these patterns? Gilligan observes children at play and adult couples in therapy and discovers that the roots of a more hopeful view of love are all around us. She finds evidence in new psychological research and traces a path leading from the myth of Psyche and Cupid through Shakespeare’s plays and Freud’s case histories, to Anne Frank’s diaries and contemporary novels. Groundbreaking and immensely readable, The Birth of Pleasure has powerful implications for the way we live and love.
Frank Lloyd Wright S Rosenbaum House
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Author : Barbara Kimberlin Broach
language : en
Publisher: Pomegranate
Release Date : 2006
Frank Lloyd Wright S Rosenbaum House written by Barbara Kimberlin Broach and has been published by Pomegranate this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006 with Architecture categories.
This house was purchased even though city inspectors thought it was beyond saving. This book tells the story of the building's design, construction, remodelling and restoration.
The Birth Of A Building
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Author : Ben Stevens
language : en
Publisher: Skyline Forum
Release Date : 2019-10-09
The Birth Of A Building written by Ben Stevens and has been published by Skyline Forum this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-09 with Business & Economics categories.
Part One of this book focuses on the "birds and the bees," explaining the economic story which motivates people to create new buildings in the first place. Part Two focuses on the longer pregnancy and delivery process. Here we meet the developers, architects, engineers, urban planners, lawyers, lenders, and investors who play a part in the story.