Review
'Proof of the power of women's relationships to recreate the world.' --Anita Diamant, internationally bestselling author of The Red Tent
'Midwives see the heights and depths, the ecstasy and tragedy of life. This is a book of faith, hope, courage and, above all, love.' --Jennifer Worth, bestselling author of Call The Midwife and In the Midst of Life
'Uplifting, life-affirming, and moving.' --Sarah Brown, President of PiggyBankKids and Global Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
'Midwives see the heights and depths, the ecstasy and tragedy of life. This is a book of faith, hope, courage and, above all, love.' --Jennifer Worth, bestselling author of Call The Midwife and In the Midst of Life
'Uplifting, life-affirming, and moving.' --Sarah Brown, President of PiggyBankKids and Global Patron of the White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
Product Description
Monique Dembele saves lives and dispenses hope in a place where childbirth is a life-and-death matter. Her unquenchable passion to improve the lot of the women and children in her West African village is matched by her buoyant humour in the face of unhappy marriage and backbreaking work. This is the deeply compelling story of the rare friendship between a young development volunteer and this midwife who defies tradition and becomes - too early in her own life - a legend.
About the Author
Kris Holloway served as a development volunteer in Mali, West Africa, from 1989 to 1991. She holds a master's degree in public health and currently works for an overseas study organisation based in the USA. This is her first book.
