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The Midwife's Apprentice (rpkg) (Trophy Newbery) by Cushman, Karen is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p><P>'Like Cushman's 1995 Newbery Honor Book, Catherine, Called Birdy, this novel is about a strong young woman in medieval England who finds her own way home. This is a world, like Chaucer's, that's . . . dangerous, primitive and raucous. From the first page you're caught by the spirit of the homeless, nameless waif, somewhere around 12 years old. She gets the village midwife to take her in, befriends a cat, names herself Alyce, and learns something about delivering babies. When she fails, she runs away, but she picks herself up again and returns to work and independence.' &#151;ALA Booklist (starred review). '. . .A fascinating view of a far distant time.' &#151; The Horn Book (starred review)</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p>Having focused on a well-born young heroine in her Newbery Honor debut novel, Catherine, Called Birdy, Cushman returns to a similar medieval English setting, this time to imagine how the other half lived. The strengths of this new, relatively brief novel match those of its predecessor: Cushman has an almost unrivaled ability to build atmosphere, and her evocation of a medieval village, if not scholarly in its authenticity, is supremely colorful and pungent.

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Author

Cushman, Karen

Publisher

New York : HarperTrophy

Published

1996

Language

EN

ISBN

9780613001854

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult

Rating

3.71 / 5 (33,565 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14