The Midwife’s Confession~Book Review & Giveaway

 

THE MIDWIFE’S CONFESSION

Diane Chamberlain

When Noelle Downie is found dead of an apparent overdose, her best friends Tara and Emerson are left blindsided by her death and struggling with burning questions. Everything they knew about their longtime friend—her natural calling as a midwife, her passion for causes, her love for her friends and family—portrayed a woman who completely embraced life, not someone suicidal.

Clearing out Noelle’s small home, Tara and Emerson encounter old photos, handwritten birth records, and sincere thank you notes from Noelle’s former patients—no hint that Noelle had been unstable during the years leading to her suicide. But among Noelle’s belongings, an unfinished letter is discovered—a clue to a disturbing past and an unbearable secret. With just one piece to the puzzle, Tara and Emerson commit to digging deeper for clues, slowly peeling back years of hidden deception that had been silently tearing apart their best friend.

Bestselling author of The Secret Life of CeeCee Wilkes and The Lies We Told, Diane Chamberlain returns with her twentieth and most gripping novel to date, THE MIDWIFE’S CONFESSION (Mira Books; May 2011, $15.95), about two women who embark on a investigation of their best friend’s untimely death, ultimately revealing a powerful secret that threatens to destroy everything they thought they knew about her.

I had a really hard time getting into this book, but after a while it was hard to put down. I enjoyed how the women had the major roles in the story with the men just in minor parts. I found it interesting how two friends that were so close could have such secrets from each other. It was only after Noelle’s death and lots of searching do they find the secret. This book was very well written. I enjoyed how each chapter was told by a different character. There were lots of twists and turns that kept the story moving.

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