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by S.D. Sykes
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by Sally O'Reilly
Published Jun 2015
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by Arturo Perez-Reverte
Published Dec 2005
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by Geraldine Brooks
Published Apr 2002
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by Chris Bohjalian
Published Oct 1998
Read ReviewsSibyl 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.
by Anita Diamant
Published Sep 1998
Read ReviewsIn the Bible, Dinah's life is only hinted at in a brief and violent detour within the more familiar chapters of the Book of Genesis that are about her father, Jacob, and his dozen sons. In The Red Tent Dinah's story reaches out from a remarkable period of early history to create an intimate, immediate connection.
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