num_pages: 389
description: 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.
language: English
title: The Birth House
titlecomplete: The Birth House
characters: Gilbert Thomas, Marie Babineau, Dora Rare
genres: Historical, Feminism, Adult, Adult Fiction, Novels, Historical Fiction, Fiction, Book Club, Canada, Womens
ratings_count: 43270
places: Nova Scotia, Canada
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: Knopf Canada