Elizabeth comes from a long line of midwives, and so was expected to follow suit. Soon she loses faith in her vocation and her heart to a man who will never return his love, even when she moves into his home to raise his child. Elizabeth must also come to terms with the fact that she is barren.
Author description
Gretchen Moran Laskas is an eighth-generation West Virginian and lives in Virginia with her husband and son.