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Sibyls daughter, connie, is given a lot of freedom and support throughout her life and as the narrator of the book, the reader can really appreciate. The nexus of this cautionary tale is an emergency caesarean section sibyl performs during a home birth that goes disastrously wrong. This book is about a midwife who performed an emergency cesarean section on a woman who she thought was dead. A novel vintage contemporaries kindle edition by bohjalian, chris. He was born in white plains newyork on august 12, 1962. A novel by bohjalian, chris and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. When elizabeth endicott arrives in aleppo, syria, she has a diploma from mount holyoke, a crash course in nursing, and only the most basic grasp of the. Chris bohjalian is the critically acclaimed author of 11 novels, including skeletons at the feast and his most recent new york times bestseller, the double bind, published by pocket books.
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