Could it be Midwives by Chris Bohjalian? Summary from Goodreads -- The time is 1981, and Sibyl Danforth has been a dedicated midwife in the rural community of Reddington, Vermont, for fifteen years. But one treacherous winter night, in a house isolated by icy roads and failed telephone lines, Sibyl takes desperate measures to save a baby's life. She performs an emergency Caesarean section on its mother, who appears to have died in labor. But what if—as Sibyl's assistant later charges—the patient wasn't already dead, and it was Sibyl who inadvertently killed her? As recounted by Sibyl's precocious fourteen-year-old daughter, Connie, the ensuing trial bears the earmarks of a witch hunt except for the fact that all its participants are acting from the highest motives—and the defendant increasingly appears to be guilty. As Sibyl Danforth faces the antagonism of the law, the hostility of traditional doctors, and the accusations of her own conscience, Midwives engages, moves, and transfixes us as only the very best novels ever do. Linda Aldrich Reference Librarian Civic Center Library - MCFL Phone: (415) 473-6058 [log in to unmask] ________________________________________ From: Fiction Discussion List [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of John Russell [[log in to unmask]] Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2016 12:03 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Looking for a Book: Award Winner - memoir - with a scene of the daughter being born in a kitchen and the mother dies from childbirth Details known about the book from patron: Award Winner (patron does not think it is a pulitzer) Unsure about genera Unsure if fiction or non-fiction Written in the style of a memoir Written from perspective of a daughter Patron remember a scene of the daughter being born in a kitchen and the mother dies from childbirth. // Thanks! John Russell Youth Services Librarian Bruton Memorial Library, Plant City, FL 813.757.9215 x24 [log in to unmask] https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.plantcitygov.com_library&d=CwIFAw&c=B8hLLxvpkjWR43jQzFdKiDTIWYeIS5FePbXUbD-Ywb4&r=fX_T7og2sz3HROFZ4SwJiTrZmR4SErD71iGCPnoP4ws&m=87ZmzSOewAzsFAMkA0TFBP2CeczJ0atu_QuWG7BAtHg&s=w9E7gtbsF_utjcCXm3-yfghAbha1k7GoAfneGv_-eco&e= Follow Us: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.facebook.com_BrutonMemorialLibrary&d=CwIFAw&c=B8hLLxvpkjWR43jQzFdKiDTIWYeIS5FePbXUbD-Ywb4&r=fX_T7og2sz3HROFZ4SwJiTrZmR4SErD71iGCPnoP4ws&m=87ZmzSOewAzsFAMkA0TFBP2CeczJ0atu_QuWG7BAtHg&s=WBflwEj9R8QiUFEN9XjAtMShf5Q5cwcHdWkDxtmwcMI&e= https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.instagram.com_BrutonMemorialLibrary&d=CwIFAw&c=B8hLLxvpkjWR43jQzFdKiDTIWYeIS5FePbXUbD-Ywb4&r=fX_T7og2sz3HROFZ4SwJiTrZmR4SErD71iGCPnoP4ws&m=87ZmzSOewAzsFAMkA0TFBP2CeczJ0atu_QuWG7BAtHg&s=sRcmSj4gmhZxxlkVlNV8DLpT0lF6m8WiYZ7_VeXqk-o&e= Please note: all correspondence to or from this office is subject to Florida's Public Records laws. ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FICTION_L list, click the following link: https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__listserver.cuyahogalibrary.net_scripts_wa.exe_scripts_wa.exe-3FTICKET-3DNzM2MjUyIGxhbGRyaWNoQE1BUklOQ09VTlRZLk9SRyBGSUNUSU9OX0wgIOCbtBc2U3Ge-26c-3DSIGNOFF&d=CwIFAw&c=B8hLLxvpkjWR43jQzFdKiDTIWYeIS5FePbXUbD-Ywb4&r=fX_T7og2sz3HROFZ4SwJiTrZmR4SErD71iGCPnoP4ws&m=87ZmzSOewAzsFAMkA0TFBP2CeczJ0atu_QuWG7BAtHg&s=KI3WI4bogzSPRr68iPueO2hbZzS2s4wQ_WcfmuLnp3M&e= Email Disclaimer: http://www.marincounty.org/main/disclaimers ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FICTION_L list, click the following link: https://ccpllists.cuyahogalibrary.net/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=FICTION_L
