It is 1876, and as the corruption of the ruling classes seeping ever deeper into the lives of ordinary folk in the town of Rufford in Maine, Hannah Trevor, the town's midwife, is finally discovering some peace after years of turmoil. For Hannah, already with child, is soon to marry her lover Daniel Josselyn and become mistress of Mapelton Grange. But there is trouble looming - Dr Samuel Clinch has petitioned the Magistrate's Court to bring charges against her over the death of a patient. So imagine Hannah's horror when, out ...
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It is 1876, and as the corruption of the ruling classes seeping ever deeper into the lives of ordinary folk in the town of Rufford in Maine, Hannah Trevor, the town's midwife, is finally discovering some peace after years of turmoil. For Hannah, already with child, is soon to marry her lover Daniel Josselyn and become mistress of Mapelton Grange. But there is trouble looming - Dr Samuel Clinch has petitioned the Magistrate's Court to bring charges against her over the death of a patient. So imagine Hannah's horror when, out walking with Daniel, she comes upon Clinch's bloated and burnt body. And why does Daniel reel back at the sight of the corpse, muttering 'What have I done?'...?
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Very good in Very good jacket. VGC. Macmillan, 1999. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 8 6 4 2). Black hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj(small tear, a couple of nicks and creases on the edges of the Dj cover), both in VGC. Illustrated with a b/w drawing. Nice and clean pages with a small mark and light shelf wear on the outer edges, a couple of creases, nicks and small ink amrk on the edges of the pages. The book is in VGC with light shelf wear inside the edges of the Dj cover.482pp including Author's note. Price un-clipped.
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1st Edition; Hardback; Nr fine/ Dj Very good; 387pp; Cream covers with tan cloth spine; Dust jacket has price intact. "Set in the small town of Rufford in Maine at the end of the 18th Century, the local doctor's body is found shot and burnt. Third historical suspense novel featuring midwife Hannah Trevor.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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As New in As New jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Signed by Author(s) Hardcover, Publisher: Avon Books, 1998. Collectible-As New in a As New dust jacket protected by mylar cover. First Avon/Twilight printing, (1998). First Edition. Signed by the author. This is a tight, unread copy. 400 pages.
Intricate plotting -- a bit too much so for me, but probably not for most. What I loved: Hannah Trevor, a strong, independent midwife and her almost-deaf eight year old daughter. Also, the detailed, responsible historical background, both in the depiction of daily life and in the specific details of Shay's Rebellion. I'll never again think of the Revolutionary War as quaint and relatively bloodless. Like all wars, it was bloody and horrible. The story is told inventively -- (fictional) court documents , recipes , the heroine's journal, and "Piecing the Evidence," as in piecing a quilt. In fact, quilting is the guiding metaphor for this, as for the earlier two in the Hannah Trevor trilogy. All are memorable.
