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An arresting portrait of the struggles that women faced for control of their own bodies, The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare—the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated... read more

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Ever since I can remember, people have had more than enough to say about me.

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This book is in Random Synapses: 100 Book Reading Challenge (2011). (community list)

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  1. Ami McKay (Author)

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Original Language: English
Publisher: William Morrow
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Publication Date: August 22, 2006
ISBN: 978-0061135859
Page Count: 400

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