The Midwife's Choice by Delia Parr

 

 The Midwife's Choice by Delia Parr is the second book in the At Home in Trinity series.  It continues the story of Martha Cade who serves as a midwife to her home town of Trinity set in the early 1830s.

Martha loves her job and what she does.  She is finding that more and more people are wanting to turn away from the traditional ways of medicine and instead go to the doctors.  Martha is still balancing things with the new doctor in town, but realizes soon many that came to her will soon go to him.

Martha is overjoyed that her daughter who ran away is finally on her way home.  However, she first delivers a still born baby of Nancy Clifford.  Right from the start Martha is suspicious of what is going on in the home.  She wants to help Nancy, but how is she going to be able to?

When her daughter Martha does return home, along with June Morgan who accompanied her, she is in for a huge surprise when she realizes her daughter doesn't want to stay.  Martha struggles with allowing her daughter to change from that young girl she wants her to stay to becoming a young women. 

Martha also discovers that her former beau, and someone she still cares for, Mayor Thomas Dillon is always getting ready to leave.    She struggles to know if she should accept his proposal.

Throughout the book the heartache and struggles Martha is feeling is clearly seen.  As she sees so many people in her beloved town leave, she wonders what will happen to the town and to her.  She has a strong desire to help people including Nancy.  Will she be fully able to help Nancy in the way she needs to?

Delia Parr has written another remarkable story!  I felt like once again I was welcomed in Trinity and all the people there.  I love how the "sisterhood" is formed and how they all came together to help one particular person out.  The history of what it was like for a women in the same situation of Nancy was where everything was kept so secretive and never talked about.

When I finished the book I was ready (and still am) to pick up the next book!  I can't wait to read more about Martha, Victoria, Thomas and the sisters! 

This book has been provided courtesy of Baker Publishing Group and Graf-Martin Communications, Inc.   I was not required to write a positive review.  The opinions I have expressed are entirely my own.