description: Dora Rare is the first female to be born in five generations of Rares. As a child in a small village in Nova Scotia, she is befriended by Miss Babineau, an outspoken midwife with a talent for telling tales. In time, Dora becomes her apprentice, and together they help the women of Scots Bay through their pregnancies.
language: English
title: The Birth House
titlecomplete: The Birth House
characters: Dora Rare, Marie Babineau, Gilbert Thomas
genres: Book Club, Feminism, Womens, Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Adult, Adult Fiction, Historical, Canada
ratings_count: 43273
places: Canada, Nova Scotia
awards: awardedAt: 1577865600000
name: Governor General's Literary Awards / Prix littéraires du Gouverneur général
category: Translation (French-language), awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Atlantic Independent Booksellers’ Choice Award, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: Canadian Booksellers Association Libris Award
category: Fiction Book & Book Design, awardedAt: 1167638400000
name: OLA Evergreen Award
publisher: Vintage Canada