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The Birth House: A Novel [Hardcover]

Ami Mckay (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Couldn't put it down July 12 2007
By M. Cannell
Format:Paperback
I bought this book on a whim. I'd never heard of it before, but the cover just...caught my eye. And the charming binding made me pick it up. I wasn't dissappointed. It took me...a day to read it, 12 hours maybe, of solid reading, because try as I might, I couldn't bear to set it down for long. The story just...completely drew me in, and the characters make you fall in love with them from the very first chapter. This book made me laugh and cry and rage all in a single chapter...and provoking such an emotional response...is one of the hardest jobs an author has. Also, the additions of a glossary, recipe and other little fun tidbits in the back of the book were delightful. The perfect book for the summer.

Here's to tea with mitts!
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't get enough of The Birth House Jun 6 2007
By Kerri Scholz
Format:Paperback
When I bought this book in the Toronto airport, I was looking forward to having an interesting read to Vancouver. Little did I know that this book would consume my every thought. I couldn't put it down! I stayed awake the entire flight reading it and couldn't wait to read more. I must say that when I finished this book, I was quite upset, and still am, that it was done. A really excellent read!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Ami McKay is a fantastic writer! May 12 2012
By louise mcneill
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've read both Ami McKay's books and both are just amazing! She is just a wonderful writer and really brings you into the time peroid and lives of these characters. I love the fact that the underlying current in both books is women and their rights and women banding together and taking control of their bodies. In this one, it's about a woman's right to decide how and where she will have her baby. Not the doctors decision or her husbands. As well it's about women choosing when to have babies. So empowering. Dora Rare is an unwilling midwife to begin with and then finds her power and place in the village as a savour to the women there. Truely a great read for any woman.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book
I love this book so much. It has a great story and protagonist, and the story is compelling. I could not put it down until the end. Read more
Published 14 days ago by Heather
5.0 out of 5 stars A great book
One of my favorite books ever and I've recommended it to so many women. My daughter also loved it and included it in her monthly book club in Qatar. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Suzanne Sauve
4.0 out of 5 stars Ordered for someone else
This was ordered for a friend who is part of a book club. So, I don't know anything about the book itself. Sorry...
Published 6 months ago by G. Savage
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favourites...
This is story is beautifully written and very engaging. I was immediately drawn into the story and could not put the book down. I ended up finishing the story in just a few days. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Torontogirl
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent and Enduring
A lovely story of a country girl who befriends a local woman who is a midwife. The community in Nova Scotia, Canada,finds the midwife to be odd. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Julia
4.0 out of 5 stars An Engaging Scrapbook
It is easy to see why this charming book has become a Canadian best-seller. It takes readers back to a time and place where life was simpler, though more elemental, and introduces... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Roger Brunyate
4.0 out of 5 stars A new Nova Scotian author
I first read Ami McKay`s second book written in Nova Scotia, The Virgin Cure, and fell in love with the 12-year-old Moth. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Mrs Olga E. Neal
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I found this under the Chistmas tree and wasn't sure what to think. A few pages in and I was HOOKED! Read more
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As with Water for Elephants, this book sat on my 'to-read' list way too long. Read more
Published 17 months ago by Turning the Pages
4.0 out of 5 stars Down-to-earth historical profundity
The author's first novel is rather unique in its presentation. There are replica newspaper articles and advertisements, as well as poems, letters, diary pages and herbal medicinal... Read more
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