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Once a Midwife A Hope River Novel Patricia Harman Books

I've been a fan of this series by Patricia Harman for a while, and although it took me a few pages to reacquaint myself with Patience, I was happy to be transported to the early 1940s and life in Hope River.

World War II is underway and Patience and her husband have many discussions about their viewpoints and feelings about whether the United States should be involved. She is still a practicing midwife, and as area women go into labor, she is often called to assist.

Patience's friend, Bitsy, has returned to Hope River with a child she has taken in and is raising on her own, and Patience is especially grateful for the help and companionship she provides.

At the forefront of this novel is the developments of World War II, and Patience's husband, Daniel's, refusal to enlist. Daniel served in World War I, and it is his experiences there that have led him to have these strong beliefs against US involvement this time. These beliefs, however, cause their family to be vulnerable to attacks from other people who don't understand or respect Daniel's position. They also leave Patience to the reality that Daniel will probably be arrested and imprisoned for a time, leaving her to handle everything alone.

There is so much to love in this novel. Although this is part of the midwife series by Harman, and there are stories that truly capture that subject, this novel is more than just a story about a midwife. We are treated to a character that presents herself as real and flawed, and someone who I feel accurately depicts women in this time in our country. She is a mother. She is a midwife. She is a friend. She struggles and loves and works hard and despairs over things from time to time.

Harman's novels always tie up rather well, but they also always leave me hoping that she will keep coming back to Patience again in the future. I'm crossing my fingers that this isn't the last we've seen of Patience or her family.


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Once a Midwife A Hope River Novel Patricia Harman Books Reviews

Love this author. She is on my must read list.
Easy read and kept me thinking..
This book is a really good read it’s great well rounded characters we will not soon forget. Love, hate,racism and forgiveness are all a part of this story!!!
I love this series and have read it many times.I love returning to Hope River!I'm
Great book. Good word building, great characters and a plot that was very interesting.
Yet again Patricia Harman has written a warm and welcoming book. The characters are old friends, that were missed. This book tackles a time in history that is tragic. Great book, I highly recommend it
I loved the first two books in this series, so much so that I preordered this one and read it as soon as it came out. The premise is so great a midwife in a very small southern town in the 1940s, dealing with difficult births, racism, politics, and human drama.

But I'm sorry to say this book has lost a little steam. It's not as in-depth; for example, the baby births are more like, "I helped Mrs. Smith deliver a set of twins today," rather than "I arrived at the Smith's farmhouse to find her husband signalling me wildly from the porch." Also, many interesting scenes are glossed over and told in retrospective dialogue.

This story is mostly about a frustrated Patience reacting to her husband's pacifism in the face of WWII. There is less happening in this book, more weather and waiting. It picks up in the second half, and I still appreciate the setting and premise. But if there's going to be a book 4, I'd suggest going back to Patience as the driver of the story, and take the time to get into the various scenes instead of telling us about them after the fact.
I've been a fan of this series by Patricia Harman for a while, and although it took me a few pages to reacquaint myself with Patience, I was happy to be transported to the early 1940s and life in Hope River.

World War II is underway and Patience and her husband have many discussions about their viewpoints and feelings about whether the United States should be involved. She is still a practicing midwife, and as area women go into labor, she is often called to assist.

Patience's friend, Bitsy, has returned to Hope River with a child she has taken in and is raising on her own, and Patience is especially grateful for the help and companionship she provides.

At the forefront of this novel is the developments of World War II, and Patience's husband, Daniel's, refusal to enlist. Daniel served in World War I, and it is his experiences there that have led him to have these strong beliefs against US involvement this time. These beliefs, however, cause their family to be vulnerable to attacks from other people who don't understand or respect Daniel's position. They also leave Patience to the reality that Daniel will probably be arrested and imprisoned for a time, leaving her to handle everything alone.

There is so much to love in this novel. Although this is part of the midwife series by Harman, and there are stories that truly capture that subject, this novel is more than just a story about a midwife. We are treated to a character that presents herself as real and flawed, and someone who I feel accurately depicts women in this time in our country. She is a mother. She is a midwife. She is a friend. She struggles and loves and works hard and despairs over things from time to time.

Harman's novels always tie up rather well, but they also always leave me hoping that she will keep coming back to Patience again in the future. I'm crossing my fingers that this isn't the last we've seen of Patience or her family.