Patricia Harman
Author
Series
Hope River volume 4
Publisher
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2018
Language
English
Description
Though the Great Depression is behind the them, troubles are not, for Europe is at war. It is only be a matter of time before the U.S. enters the fray. In the town of Hope River, midwife Patience Hester's husband, Daniel has vowed never to take up arms again; he saw too much bloodshed during the First World War. When he is imprisoned for his beliefs, Patience and their four children are left vulnerable, while she tries to keep her practice running...
Author
Series
Hope River volume 3
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
Fleeing a personal setback in West Virginia to start over on a tiny, remote Canadian island, midwife Clara Perry assumes a new identity as a solitude-seeking writer and is drawn into the lives of her new neighbors before she is forced to reveal the truth about who she really is.
Author
Series
Hope River volume 4
Publisher
Flying Squirrel Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
It's 1956, the beginning of the Civil Rights movement in the U.S. and the middle of the Cold War. Revolutions are happening all over the world. On the home front, midwives Patience and Bitsy face personal challenges. Their young adult children are changing. Bitsy's adopted son returns from Korea wounded in body and spirit. Patience's daughter is pregnant "out of wedlock," and Danny, her son, has a problem with booze. Childbirth in the U.S. is changing...
Author
Series
Hope River volume 2
Publisher
William Morrow
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard. Men are out of work; women struggle to feed hungry children. Luckily, Nurse Becky Myers has returned to care for them. While she can handle most situations, Becky is still uneasy helping women deliver their babies. For these mothers-to-be, she relies on an experienced midwife, her dear friend Patience Murphy.
Author
Series
Hope River volume 1
Publisher
Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Patience Murphy is a midwife in Appalachia during the Depression. She knows a successful midwifery practice must be built on a foundation of openness and trust-but the secrets Patience is keeping are far too intimate and fragile for her to every let anyone in.