Slate As her debut novel, The Book of the Unnamed Midwife captures the spirit of Elisons artistry. Review Quotes The science fiction analog to the Zika crisis. After all, if humanity is to be reborn, someone must be its guide. But as the world continues to grapple with its terrible circumstances, shell discover a role greater than chasing a pale imitation of independence. To preserve her freedom, she dons mens clothing, goes by false names, and avoids as many people as possible. Even fewer are safe from the clans of men, who, driven by fear, seek to control those remaining.
A few women like her survived, though they are scarce. All that remains is power-and the strong who possess it. In the wake of a fever that decimated the earths population-killing women and children and making childbirth deadly for the mother and infant-the midwife must pick her way through the bones of the world she once knew to find her place in this dangerous new one. Dick Award Winner When she fell asleep, the world was doomed.
Book Synopsis A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2016 and Philip K. Even fewer are safe from the clans of men, who, driven by fear, seek to control those remaining-Back cover. About the Book In the wake of a fever that decimated the earths population-killing women and children and making childbirth deadly for the mother and infant-the midwife must pick her way through the bones of the world she once knew to find her place in this dangerous new one.
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