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The Reluctant Mid Wife - Patricia Harman

Product Description(Amazon.com)
The Great Depression has hit West Virginia hard. Men are out of work; women struggle to feed hungry children. Luckily, Nurse Becky Myers has returned to care for them. While she can handle most situations, Becky is still uneasy helping women deliver their babies. For these mothers-to-be, she relies on an experienced midwife, her dear friend Patience Murphy.
Though she is happy to be back in Hope River, time and experience have tempered Becky’s cheerfulness-as tragedy has destroyed the vibrant spirit of her former employer Dr Isaac Blum, who has accompanied her. Patience too has changed. Married and expecting a baby herself, she is relying on Becky to keep the mothers of Hope River safe.
But becoming a midwife and ushering precious new life into the world is not Becky’s only challenge. Her skills and courage will be tested when a calamitous forest fire blazes through a Civilian Conservation Corps camp. And she must find a way to bring Isaac back to life and rediscover the hope they both need to go on.
 Series: Hope River (Book 2) 
Paperback: 432 pages 
Publisher: William Morrow Paperbacks (March 3, 2015) 
Language: English 
ISBN-10: 0062358243 
ISBN-13: 978-0062358240

MY THOUGHTS:  This is the second book in a series called Hope River.  I didn't get to read the first book, but truly enjoyed reading this one.  I read it in 2 days.  I couldn't put it down.  The author through the seasons on at Hope River.  The book is set in the mountains of West Virgina.  The Great Depression has hit West Virginia.  Becky Myers is headed to a friends place at Hope River.  She's used all her money up and hopes to find a place to stay with Patience Murphy.  Becky is also bringing along her former boss, who has suffered a devastating loss of his wife.  He is catatonic and Becky takes care of him.  His name is Issac and he was a surgeon.  But now he can't do anything.
Patience is now married and has a child.  So Becky and Issac move into Patience's old home and set up house.  Patience gets Becky to help with delivering babies, but Becky is very reluctant to do this.  She is much more comfortable being a regular nurse.  The author takes you through all the hardships of the people at Hope River and all the happiness too.  Wonderful book!