The Amish midwife
"A deathbed confession, a dusty carved box containing two locks of hair and a century-old letter regarding property in Switzerland, and a burning desire to learn about her biological family lead nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger from her home in Oregon to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. There...
| Main Author: | Clark, Mindy Starns |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Eugene, OR. :
Harvest House Publishers,
2011.
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| Series: |
Women of Lancaster County
#01 |
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| Online Access: |
Go to Downloadable eBook Here. |
| Summary: |
"A deathbed confession, a dusty carved box containing two locks of hair and a century-old letter regarding property in Switzerland, and a burning desire to learn about her biological family lead nurse-midwife Lexie Jaeger from her home in Oregon to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. There she meets Marta Bayer, a mysterious lay-midwife who made hold the key to Lexie's past, but she's not talking - especially following the death of an Amish client during childbirth. Lexie steps in to assume Marta's patient load and continues the search for her birth family. And from her patients and others she meets in this strange new world, Lexie learns the true meaning of the Pennsylvania Dutch word demut, which is 'to let be'. Will this woman who wants to control everything ever learn to depend totally on God? Or will her stubborn determination to unearth the secrets of the past tear her newfound family apart?" -- Cover verso. |
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| Physical Description: |
324 p. |
| ISBN: |
9780736937986 0736937986 |
| Author Notes: |
Leslie Gould , a former magazine editor, is the author of numerous novels, including Beyond the Blue and Garden of Dreams . She received her master of fine arts degree from Portland State University and lives in Oregon with her husband, Peter, and their four children. www.lesliegould.com Mindy Starns Clark is the bestselling author of more than 20 books, both fiction and nonfiction (more than 750,000 sold) including coauthoring the Christy Award-winning The Amish Midwife . Mindy and her husband, John, have two adult children and live in Pennsylvania. www.mindystarnsclark.com |