Midwife of Normandy: The Midwife Chronicles--Book One

Midwife of Normandy: The Midwife Chronicles--Book One

by Carole Penfield

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4.4 stars from 509 reviews. Top 95% of Romance books we track.

350 pages~5.8 hr readPublished by Sycamore Lane PressPublished 2016-01-01

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  • You love historical fiction grounded in real events like the French dragonnades, where personal stakes matter as much as political upheaval.
  • You're drawn to strong female characters who practise a craft or profession and must choose between their calling and survival.
  • You enjoy multigenerational family sagas with romance, betrayal, and the kind of plotting that keeps you reading late into the night.

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  • You prefer fast-paced thrillers where the action never lets up; this builds tension slowly across a full novel.
  • You're looking for a standalone; this is book one of a series, so the ending sets up what comes next.
  • You want stories centred entirely on romantic love; Clare's marriage and former sweetheart matter, but her profession and family survival are the true heart.

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In 17th-century France, midwife Clare Dupres faces mounting danger as religious persecution intensifies. When her former love Pierre Dupres leaves France to seek his fortune, Clare marries his elder brother Jacques instead. As a descendant of a long line of midwives, Clare is expected to continue her family's ancestral calling and bear a daughter to carry on the legacy. Clare persuades Jacques to restore Maison Dupres, a crumbling chateau rumored to be haunted, into their family home. After bearing two children, she wishes to continue her midwifery practice, but Jacques increasingly resents her determination to work. Their tensions grow as danger rises beyond their walls. When a royal edict under Louis XIV strips Clare of her livelihood as Huguenots face escalating threats, she urges Jacques to flee to England. He refuses, unaware of the peril. Desperate, Clare contacts Pierre and together they plan to smuggle the family to London aboard one of his merchant ships. Before they can escape, the King's Dragonnade soldiers arrive at Maison Dupres with an arrest warrant based on false allegations from a vengeful servant. Clare's attempt to outwit the officer and save her family sets off a relentless pursuit. Book 1 of The Midwife Chronicles series.

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