Charlotte Lamb, a young woman of the early Victorian era, becomes pregnant by a man who abandons her, and is sent to Milkweed Manor, a home for unwed mothers run by Dr. Thomas Rushworth. She gives birth there, and her child is taken from her. She decides to stay and train as a midwife with the doctor, and begins to build a new life, while hiding her history from the village. Julie Klassen writes a Christian historical romance with details of nineteenth-century medicine.
It suits readers who like gentle, clean historical fiction in the manner of Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell, with a focus on redemption and second chances.
Practical; an easy read.
Best for readers like The Curious Generalist. Which reader are you?
- Published
- 2007
- Language
- EN
