From the backwoods of Missouri with a Hatfields and McCoys type feud being central to the story, to the questionable practices of some "healers" in New Orleans, each story takes on the life of a midwife in the hardships of medically under-served women in the mid to late 1800s. Each of the midwives in these stories has to overcome prejudices, some dangers, and otherwise out-dated ideas. Each of the midwives finds a man who will champion her in her work.
I found some of the novellas to hold my interest better than the others did. Each one is entertaining in its own way, but for me a couple of them were better than the others. Four Stars.
Barbour Books and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. All opinions expressed are my own.
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