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The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir
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- Release Year
- 2009
- Book Title
- The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir
- ISBN
- 9780807072912
- Publication Year
- 2009
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Publication Name
- Blue Cotton Gown : a Midwife's Memoir
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Item Length
- 8.5in
- Publisher
- Beacon Press
- Item Width
- 5.5in
- Item Weight
- 12.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 296 Pages
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A nurse-midwife takes readers behind the exam room door in this "utterly true and lyrical" memoir (Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean ) As a nurse-midwife and the manager of a women's health clinic in West Virginia, Patricia "Patsy" Harman bears witness to the struggles and triumphs of every woman who walks through her exam room door. She sees Heather, a teenager pregnant with twins, through the loss of both babies and their father. She cares for Nila--a longtime patient who must try to make a new life without her abusive husband--and helps Kaz transition into a new body. The only thing more varied than these women's backgrounds are their stories, which they share with Patsy inside her small clinic, covered only by a blue cotton gown. In her memoir, Patsy juxtaposes these heartbreaking and uplifting tales with her own story of keeping a small medical practice solvent. She recounts conversations with her patients over the course of a year and a quarter--a time when her own life seems on the brink of collapse due to financial troubles, malpractice threats, serious medical problems, and marital strife. Honest, compassionate, and wise, The Blue Cotton Gown is an unforgettable memoir that shines a light on the varied experiences of women everywhere.
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Beacon Press
ISBN-10
0807072915
ISBN-13
9780807072912
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72675140
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Publication Name
Blue Cotton Gown : a Midwife's Memoir
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Publication Year
2009
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
296 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.5in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
5.5in
Item Weight
12.4 Oz
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"The many moving stories of the women that Patricia Harman cares for as a nurse-midwife add up to a remarkable account of a life spent listening, helping, and taking care. Inviting us into her clinic in rural West Virginia, she shows us the joys and sorrows of listening to women's stories and attending to their bodies, and she leads us through the complicated life of a healer who is profoundly shaped by her patients and their journeys." -Perri Klass, author ofThe Mercy RuleandTreatment Kind and Fair "Nobody writes with more candor and compassion about women's woes and women's triumphs than nurse-midwife Patricia Harman. Her behind-the-exam-room-door memoir is a bittersweet valentine to every woman-young and old-who has ever donned that thin blue cotton gown, to every dedicated healthcare provider, and to every husband-wife medical team. I couldn't putThe Blue Cotton Gowndown." -Sara Pritchard, author ofCrackpotsandLately "This luminescent, ruthlessly authentic, humane, and brilliantly written account of a midwife in rough-hewn Appalachia-a passionate healer plying her art and struggling to live a life of spirit-stands as a model for all of us, doctors and patients alike, of how to offer good care." -Samuel Shem, M.D., author ofThe House of God,Mount Misery, andThe Spirit of the Place "Patricia Harman has opened for us a window, a glimpse into her life as a midwife and the lives of those women who have entered her exam room. And as the touch of her careful and caring hands learned the story of their bodies, into her heart they poured their life stories-stories of joy, of sorrow, those bright with promise, those dimmed with grief and pain." -Sheila Kay Adams, author ofMy Old True Love "As the mother of seven children and veteran of eight pregnancy losses, I knew when I ran my bath that I would be unable to resist Patricia Harman's memoir of midwifery. What I didn't realize was that it would cause me, a sensible person, to get into the bath with one sock still on and rise from it when the candle was gone and the water cold. Utterly true and lyrical as any novel, Harman's book should be a little classic." -Jacquelyn Mitchard, authorr ofThe Deep End of the OceanandCage of Stars "The Blue Cotton Gownis a seductive read! Read it to understand the fragile thinness between the care-giver and the cared-for. Patsy Harman does not shy away from her narrative. She does not shy away from controversial topics. She grabs the reader by the literary throat." -Judy Schaefer, editor ofThe Poetry of Nursing "Here is an intimate account of a woman, both her career as a midwife and her life as the wife of a doctor in West Virginia. Her patients' lives are stories of hope and loss; her marriage is a story of love and faith accompanied by debt and tension. Well-written and heartfelt." -Boston Globe "[A] frank, absorbing memoir from a midwife at a tiny West Virginia health clinic. The book recounts the sexual, financial and family histories of her patients, and of the author herself, who struggles with her marriage to the clinic doctor and her own burnout." -Cleveland Plain Dealer "A flower child who found her calling after coaching a friend through a home birth, nurse-midwife Harman works with her ob-gyn husband at a West Virginia clinic. In her sweetly perceptive memoir, she reveals how her exam room becomes a confessional. Coaxing women in the thin blue gowns to share secret, "In her sweetly perceptive memoir, Harman reveals how her exam room becomes a confessional. Coaxing women in thin gowns to share secrets ... she reminds them that they're not alone." -Michelle Green,People "Harman shows us the joys and sorrows of listening to women's stories and attending to their bodies, and she leads us through the complicated life of a healer who is profoundly shaped by her patients and their journeys." -Perri Klass, author ofThe Mercy RuleandTreatment Kind and Fair "Luminescent, ruthlessly authentic, humane, and brilliantly written." -Samuel Shem, M.D., author ofThe House of God,Mount Misery, andThe Spirit of the Place "As the mother of seven children and veteran of eight pregnancy losses, I knew when I ran my bath that I would be unable to resist Patricia Harman's memoir of midwifery,The Blue Cotton Gown.What I didn't realize was that it would cause me, a sensible person, to get into her bath with one sock still on and rise from it when the candle was gone and the water cold. Utterly true and lyrical as any novel, Harman's book should be a little classic." -Jacquelyn Mitchard, authorr ofThe Deep End of the OceanandCage of Stars "Harman has a gift for storytelling, andThe Blue Cotton Gownis a moving, percipient book." -Karen R. Long,Cleveland Plain Dealer "Touchingly revelatory . . . deeply moving." -Booklist,starred review "Patricia Harman has opened for us a window, a glimpse into her life as a midwife and the lives of those women who have entered her exam room. And as the touch of her careful and caring hands learned the story of their bodies, into her heart they poured their life stories-stories of joy, of sorrow, those bright with promise, those dimmed with grief and pain." -Sheila Kay Adams, author ofMy Old True Love "The Blue Cotton Gownis a seductive read! Read it to understand the fragile thinness between the care-giver and the cared-for. Patsy Harman does not shy away from her narrative. She does not shy away from controversial topics. She grabs the reader by the literary throat." -Judy Schaefer, editor ofThe Poetry of Nursing "Here is an intimate account of a woman, both her career as a midwife and her life as the wife of a doctor in West Virginia. Her patients' lives are stories of hope and loss; her marriage is a story of love and faith accompanied by debt and tension. Well-written and heartfelt." -Boston Globe, "In her sweetly perceptive memoir, Harman reveals how her exam room becomes a confessional. Coaxing women in thin gowns to share secrets ... she reminds them that they're not alone."-Michelle Green, People "Harman has a gift for storytelling, and The Blue Cotton Gown is a moving, percipient book."-Karen R. Long, Cleveland Plain Dealer "Harman shows us the joys and sorrows of listening to women's stories and attending to their bodies, and she leads us through the complicated life of a healer who is profoundly shaped by her patients and their journeys."-Perri Klass, author of The Mercy Rule and Treatment Kind and Fair "Luminescent, ruthlessly authentic, humane, and brilliantly written."-Samuel Shem, MD, author of The House of God , Mount Misery , and The Spirit of the Place "Touchingly revelatory . . . deeply moving."- Booklist , starred review "As the mother of seven children and veteran of eight pregnancy losses, I knew when I ran my bath that I would be unable to resist Patricia Harman's memoir of midwifery, The Blue Cotton Gown . What I didn't realize was that it would cause me, a sensible person, to get into her bath with one sock still on and rise from it when the candle was gone and the water cold. Utterly true and lyrical as any novel, Harman's book should be a little classic."-Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean and Cage of Stars
Topic
Women, Personal Memoirs, Women's Studies, Gynecology & Obstetrics, Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health
Dewey Decimal
618.20092 B
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Dewey Edition
22
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Medical, Social Science
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