Their job was to make sure that the government didn't have to support unmarried women and their children. They had the duty to find out who the father was of unmarried women. I learned a lot about the role of a midwife at that time. As they delve into the life of Esther's murdered husband, they discover that his ostentatious Puritanism hid a deeply sinister secret life, and that far too often tyranny and treason go hand in hand.Īn historical fiction story taking place in 17th century England. The investigation takes Bridget and Martha from the homes of the city's most powerful families to the alleyways of its poorest neighborhoods. To save Esther from the stake, they must dodge rebel artillery, confront a murderous figure from Martha's past, and capture a brutal killer who will stop at nothing to cover his tracks. Convinced that her friend is innocent, Bridget sets out to find the real killer.īridget joins forces with Martha Hawkins, a servant who's far more skilled with a knife than any respectable woman ought to be.
One of Bridget's friends, Esther Cooper, has been convicted of murdering her husband and sentenced to be burnt alive. Even as the city suffers at the rebels' hands, midwife Bridget Hodgson becomes embroiled in a different sort of rebellion. It is 1644, and Parliament's armies have risen against the King and laid siege to the city of York.
Sansom comes Samuel Thomas's remarkable debut, The Midwife's Tale In the tradition of Arianna Franklin and C.
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