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jamiehandy's review
4.0
I loved reading about midwifery and the times of this woman's life. That said, it was not a page turner. It took deliberate reading to get through it, even though I was enjoying it a lot.
kitdunsmore's review
4.0
A window into life 200 years ago in early America. Ulrich uses the terse entries in Ballard's diary to look at the midwife's life from many angles, professional and personal. The diary entries make the reader aware of how differently we live today, but Ulrich's material, which adds context and insight, really bring out the personality of Martha Ballard and the world in which she lived. A must read for anyone writing historical fiction for this era.
elg1105's review
informative
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Medical content, Miscarriage, Child death, and Chronic illness
Moderate: Murder, Confinement, and Violence
lauriestein's review
4.0
How wonderful to have a voice for a constituency that's normally left historically voiceless.