The Midwife's Secret: A gripping, heartbreaking story about a missing girl and a family secret for lovers of historical fiction

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It is the story of two families: the 'haves', the Hiltons, and the 'have-nots', the James. The families live on adjoining properties and the James's have suffered at the hands of the powerful Hilton family for decades. Social inequality is the overriding theme in my opinion. It shows how the rich and powerful can manipulate those with less - to their detriment. En un principio pensé que esos errores podrían deberse a una mala traducción. Tras leer algunas reseñas de lectores de lengua inglesa me di cuenta de que, lo que algunos de ellos le reprochaban a la versión original (mal escrito, nombres que cambiaban, etc), eran las mismas cosas, que había notado yo en la versión en castellano. The Secret Midwife is a work of fiction, but inspired by many real-life accounts of the Polish resistance, the brave doctors, nurses and midwives imprisoned in the camps and those who fought to save as many lives as possible in Poland during World War II. The prose is eloquent and expressive. The characters are vulnerable, conflicted, and hardworking. And the plot is an enthralling, emotional saga filled with life, loss, familial drama, survival, betrayal, corruption, social injustice, tragedy, inequality, manipulation, and heartbreak.

Mai tarziu ne plasam in anul 1969 cand in ajunul Anului Nou, fetita familiei Hilton (da aceeasi familie, insa alti urmasi), Alice dispare. Present day Architect Willow James is working on a development at Yew Tree when she discovers the land holds a secret. As she begins to dig deep into the past, she uncovers a web of injustice. And when another child goes missing, Willow knows the only way to stop history repeating itself is to right a terrible wrong... Suddenly a prisoner of Auschwitz, Emilia is surrounded by horror and despair. When she is put to work as a midwife in the camp, she realises that she has a chance to bring a small glimmer of hope to the pregnant women of Auschwitz. Alongside a brave imprisoned doctor, Aleksy, and an innocent outcast, Lena, she comes up with a dangerous plan. A plan that if discovered could mean a fate far worse than death, but if they act undetected, they could save countless lives… En la Nochevieja de 1969, mientras los Hilton preparan la fiesta de fin de año en su mansión de Yew Tree, su hija pequeña, Alice, desaparece. Las sospechas recaen en Bobby James, un joven granjero que fue la última persona que vio con vida a la pequeña. Bobby defiende que es inocente, pero es castigado de todos modos. El cuerpo de Alice no se localizará nunca.A todo esto hay que añadirle una mala corrección ya en origen y otra igualmente deficiente en castellano. Personajes que, en la misma escena, cambian de nombre y hasta de estado civil. El tú y el usted aleatorios en un mismo renglón, etc. Muy lamentable. The characters are amazing, all very different and some we meet 50 years ago whilst the others reside in the current timeline of this historical, thrilling, family drama mystery.

A hugely addictive story...full of twists, turns, class divides, betrayal and deceit ****' Heat magazine Entre los personajes, unos están mejor definidos que otros sin ser una maravilla ninguno. Me ha chirriado la forma de hablar de Alice o Nell, más propia de adultos que de niñas de seis años. No he comprendido los motivos de Tessa para no declarar en su juicio. No tienen mucho sentido cuando lo que te juegas es una cadena perpetua. Alfie y Bobby son personajes que sí me han gustado. romane ypač paliestos tokios temos kaip motinystė ir socialinė nelygybė. 1945 metais moterys labiau linkdavo gimdymams rinktis pribuvėją nei gydytoją. Tačiau, kas turėjo nutikti vieną žiemos naktį, kad pribuvėjai būtų paskirta mirties bausmė. As a child, Soraya dreamed of becoming an author. Fast forward more than a few years, and Soraya is now living her dream! Soraya describes being an author as "the best career in the world", and she hopes to be writing romance and women's fiction for many years to come. I’ve wanted to be a published author since my mother, Penny Vincenzi, got her first book deal, when she and I would walk and talk about everything plots and stories together.This novel will tug at your heart. A gripping, heartwrenching story of love, loyalty and family secrets. Reminded me of Kate Morton and Eve Chase *****' Fictionophile blog En la actualidad, Willow James trabaja como arquitecta en un proyecto de remodelación de la zona y descubre que la tierra guarda un secreto. Pronto halla una maraña de injusticias y mentiras y, cuando otra niña de los Hilton desaparece en el mismo lugar, Willow comprende que la única forma de evitar que la historia se repita es rectificar un terrible error del pasado. Overall, The Midwife’s Secret is a heart-tugging, clever, haunting tale by Gunnis that reminds us that the choices we make often have far-reaching consequences, and skeletons often find their way to the surface no matter how well they’re buried.

Tessa James’ story is heartbreaking because she could have saved herself, but as a midwife, she choose to take her patient’s secrets to the grave. In history, midwives have been the ultimate ally for women in their time of need, when they are most vulnerable. Tessa’s story, while fictional, provides a little insight into how women’s health is viewed by men. On New Year’s Eve, while the Hiltons of Yew Tree Manor prepare to host the party of the season, their little girl disappears. Suspicion falls on Bobby James, a young farmhand and the last person to see Alice before she vanished. Bobby protests his innocence, but he is sent away. Alice is never found.Overall, The Midwife’s Secret is a heart-tugging, clever, haunting tale by Gunnis that reminds us that the choices we make often have far-reaching consequences, and skeletons often find their way to the surface no matter how well they’re buried. I hadn't read any books by this author previously but it sounded like just my sort of book and basically that was true. I really enjoy reading dual time line books but the multiple time lines in this book caused some confusion at first. The family trees at the at the beginning of the book came in handy here - and I found myself referring to them frequently during the early chapters. With many characters belonging to just two families I found it difficult to remember who was who in the early stages.

The story was stunning and heartbreaking. I went to bed at 2am! Can’t wait for the next book *****’ Wow! What a powerful book. This had me hooked from the start. The story spans generations and tells of lies, grief and secrets. It was extremely well written and had you guessing right to the end. Loved the characters and couldn’t put this book down. *****’The story moves in three timelines with different characters as the focal points. All of it is the limited third person, and some sudden shifts were confusing. Not the ones between the chapters but the shift between immediate past and present in the same chapter. The next day she’s sent to work as a midwife, she’s horrified by wha The Midwife’s Secret transports you to Sussex, England between 1946 and 2017, and immerses you into the ongoing, complex, multi-generational relationships between the wealthy, entitled Hilton family and the poor, victimized James family complete with all the powerful emotions, despicable tales, long-buried secrets, and unimaginable tragedy that has tied them together for the past seventy years.