Midwives
By: by Chris Bohjalian
Publisher: Pocket; Simon & Schuster Ltd
Published: 2009
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847393395
Subjects: Midwives; Fiction
Description: Sibyl is a respected midwife, accused of murder after she performs a caesarian on a mother whom she believes to have died of a stroke during a long and difficult labour. A trial ensues to decide whether Sibyl has committed murder. The story is told from Sibyl's daughter's viewpoint.
Notes: Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 1997.