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Rent Midwives (Oprah's Book Club)
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Format: Paperback, Abridged-CD
Publisher: Random House Inc
Published: Nov 1998
Genre: Fiction - General
Retail Price: $16.95
Pages: 374
Synopsis
Bohjalian blends some provocative moral, medical, and political issues into a classic coming-of-age story....Rich in moral ambiguity, informative to a fault on the methods and politics of childbirth, and perceptive regarding the whipsawing desires and loyalties of a perfectly normal teenage girl: a compelling, complex novel...
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