The Birth House
| 作者 | Ami McKay |
|---|---|
| 出版社 | Ingram International Inc |
| 商品描述 | The Birth House：Anarrestingportraitofthestrugglesthatwomenfacedforcontroloftheirownbodies,TheBirthHouseisthestoryofDoraRare--thefirstdaughterinfivegenerationso |
內容簡介
內容簡介 In this breathtaking debut novel, Ami McKay has created an unforgettable portrait of the struggles that women have faced to control their own bodies and to keep the best parts of tradition alive in the world of modern medicine.The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare--the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated Nova Scotian village through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies, and even unfulfilling sex lives. During the turbulent World War I era, uncertainty and upheaval accompany the arrival of a brash new medical doctor and his promises of progress and fast, painless childbirth. Dora soon finds herself fighting to protect the rights of women as well as the wisdom that has been put into her care.A tale of tradition and science, matriarchy and paternalism, past and future, The Birth House is "a dazzling first novel." (Library Journal), and a story more timely than ever.
商品規格
| 書名 / | The Birth House |
|---|---|
| 作者 / | Ami McKay |
| 簡介 / | The Birth House：Anarrestingportraitofthestrugglesthatwomenfacedforcontroloftheirownbodies,TheBirthHouseisthestoryofDoraRare--thefirstdaughterinfivegenerationso |
| 出版社 / | Ingram International Inc |
| ISBN13 / | 9780061135873 |
| ISBN10 / | |
| EAN / | 9780061135873 |
| 誠品26碼 / | |
| 重量(g) / | 317.5 |
| 尺寸 / | 20.1X13.5X2.5CM |
| 裝訂 / | P:平裝 |
| 頁數 / | 416 |
| 級別 / | N:無 |
| 語言 / | 3:英文 |
最佳賣點
最佳賣點 : Filled with details as compelling as they are surprising, this story of a Nova Scotia midwife 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.