Title: The birth of love
Description: In Vienna, 1865, a phyisican is ridiculed for his claim that unwashed doctor's hands are the cause of childhood fever. In present day London, a young woman plans for a home birth, unprepared for the trials she is about to endure. Somewhere in 2153, when humans are birthed and raised in breeding farms, a woman is on trial for concealing a pregnancy.--from publisher's description.
Subjects: Motherhood, Childbirth, Fiction, New York Times reviewed, Fiction, family life, general, Mother and child, fiction, Epic literature