A Library Journal Fabulous First for Fall -- Midwife Patience Murphy has a gift for escorting mothers through the challenges of bringing children into the world. Working in the hardscrabble conditions of Appalachia during the Depression, she helps those most in need -- and least likely to pay. But a successful midwifery practice must be built on a foundation of openness and trust, and the secrets Patience is keeping are far too intimate and fragile for her to let anyone in.
