Midwife Heroine Books | Summaries & Audio

The Irish Midwife

by Stacey Reynolds • 2019

Amid The Troubles, a Belfast midwife and a Dublin Garda discover a love fated by legend.

4.68

733

💖 Fated Mates 🇮🇪 1970s Ireland 💣 The Troubles 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 🕊️ Healing From Grief

The Irish Midwife 89%

Amid The Troubles, a Belfast midwife and a Dublin Garda discover a love fated by legend.

by Stacey Reynolds 2019

4.68

733 ratings

💖 Fated Mates 🇮🇪 1970s Ireland 💣 The Troubles 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 🕊️ Healing From Grief

The Frozen River

by Ariel Lawhon • 2023

1789 Maine: a midwife finds a frozen body. The judge says drowning. She says murder.

4.38

594k+

🤰 Midwife Protagonist 🪶 Early America ⚖️ Corrupt Justice System 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 👩‍🦳 Older Female Lead

The Frozen River 89%

1789 Maine: a midwife finds a frozen body. The judge says drowning. She says murder.

by Ariel Lawhon 2023

4.38

594k+ ratings

🤰 Midwife Protagonist 🪶 Early America ⚖️ Corrupt Justice System 🗡️ Vigilante Justice 👩‍🦳 Older Female Lead

The Business of Baby

by Jennifer Margulis • 2013

The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.

3.66

317

🏥 Maternity Care 💰 Corporate Medicine 📊 Evidence-Based Birth 🌿 Natural Childbirth ✊ Birth Advocacy

The Business of Baby 88%

The birth industry profits when you lose control: what to question and when to say no.

by Jennifer Margulis 2013

3.66

317 ratings

🏥 Maternity Care 💰 Corporate Medicine 📊 Evidence-Based Birth 🌿 Natural Childbirth ✊ Birth Advocacy

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth

by Ina May Gaskin • 2003

What if childbirth pain isn't what you think? A guide to trusting your body's design.

4.35

34k+

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🧑‍🍼 Midwifery 🧘‍♀️ Mind-Body Birth 🔬 Evidence-Based Birth 🏠 Birth Environment

Ina May's Guide to Childbirth 88%

What if childbirth pain isn't what you think? A guide to trusting your body's design.

by Ina May Gaskin 2003

4.35

34k+ ratings

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🧑‍🍼 Midwifery 🧘‍♀️ Mind-Body Birth 🔬 Evidence-Based Birth 🏠 Birth Environment

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering

by Sarah J. Buckley • 2005

Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.

3.98

1k+

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🤱 Attachment Parenting 📋 Informed Consent 🍼 Breastfeeding Advocacy 🏠 Home Birth

Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering 88%

Why birth works best with fewer interventions: a physician explains the science and the strategy.

by Sarah J. Buckley 2005

3.98

1k+ ratings

🌿 Natural Childbirth 🤱 Attachment Parenting 📋 Informed Consent 🍼 Breastfeeding Advocacy 🏠 Home Birth

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

by Lisa See • 2023

In Ming China, a healer's granddaughter enters a marriage that forbids her from practicing medicine.

4.35

214k+

📜 Real Historical Figure 👩‍⚕️ Female Physician 🤝 Cross-Class Friendship 👯 Female Solidarity 🔍 Family Secrets

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women 88%

In Ming China, a healer's granddaughter enters a marriage that forbids her from practicing medicine.

by Lisa See 2023

4.35

214k+ ratings

📜 Real Historical Figure 👩‍⚕️ Female Physician 🤝 Cross-Class Friendship 👯 Female Solidarity 🔍 Family Secrets

The Forgotten Midwife

by Laura Anthony • 2026

A hidden birth certificate pulls a bride-to-be toward Ireland and a family she never knew existed.

4.43

2k+

🏚️ Magdalene Laundries ⏳ Dual Timeline Saga ⛪ Forced Convent Life 🤱 Midwife Fiction 📜 Secret Family History

The Forgotten Midwife 88%

A hidden birth certificate pulls a bride-to-be toward Ireland and a family she never knew existed.

by Laura Anthony 2026

4.43

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Magdalene Laundries ⏳ Dual Timeline Saga ⛪ Forced Convent Life 🤱 Midwife Fiction 📜 Secret Family History

The Midwife of Auschwitz

by Anna Stuart • 2022

Two midwives in Auschwitz deliver babies in secret, tattooing each one before the Reich steals them.

4.5

56k+

🕯️ Holocaust Fiction 🤰 Midwife Narrative 👶 Stolen Children 🗝️ Secret Resistance 💔 Love In Wartime

The Midwife of Auschwitz 88%

Two midwives in Auschwitz deliver babies in secret, tattooing each one before the Reich steals them.

by Anna Stuart 2022

4.5

56k+ ratings

🕯️ Holocaust Fiction 🤰 Midwife Narrative 👶 Stolen Children 🗝️ Secret Resistance 💔 Love In Wartime

The Birth Partner

by Penny Simkin • 1989

Labor's rhythm, the right questions, surviving the first weeks: a partner's guide to birth.

4.32

8k+

🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🤝 Birth Support 🗣️ Birth Advocacy 💆 Pain Management 🛌 Postpartum Care

The Birth Partner 87%

Labor's rhythm, the right questions, surviving the first weeks: a partner's guide to birth.

by Penny Simkin 1989

4.32

8k+ ratings

🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🤝 Birth Support 🗣️ Birth Advocacy 💆 Pain Management 🛌 Postpartum Care

The Red Tent

by Anita Diamant • 1997

Jacob's only daughter grows up in the red tent, learning women's sacred stories from four mothers.

4.21

635k+

🏕️ Biblical Retelling 🤱 Midwifery 👩‍👩‍👧 Sister Wives 🗣️ Female Storytelling 🏜️ Ancient Near East

The Red Tent 87%

Jacob's only daughter grows up in the red tent, learning women's sacred stories from four mothers.

by Anita Diamant 1997

4.21

635k+ ratings

🏕️ Biblical Retelling 🤱 Midwifery 👩‍👩‍👧 Sister Wives 🗣️ Female Storytelling 🏜️ Ancient Near East

High Risk

by Chavi Eve Karkowsky • 2020

A maternal-fetal doctor on the racial gaps, ethical traps, and tragedies inside high-risk pregnancy.

4.39

803

🩺 Maternal-Fetal Medicine ⚠️ High-Risk Pregnancy ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📝 Informed Consent 🏥 Healthcare Disparities

High Risk 87%

A maternal-fetal doctor on the racial gaps, ethical traps, and tragedies inside high-risk pregnancy.

by Chavi Eve Karkowsky 2020

4.39

803 ratings

🩺 Maternal-Fetal Medicine ⚠️ High-Risk Pregnancy ⚖️ Medical Ethics 📝 Informed Consent 🏥 Healthcare Disparities

The Book of Negroes

by Lawrence Hill • 2007

Stolen into slavery, an African girl fights for freedom with her wits, her midwifery, and her pen.

4.47

92k+

🌊 Neo Slave Narrative ⛓️ Middle Passage 🤰 Midwife Protagonist 📖 Literacy As Power 💌 Separated Lovers

The Book of Negroes 87%

Stolen into slavery, an African girl fights for freedom with her wits, her midwifery, and her pen.

by Lawrence Hill 2007

4.47

92k+ ratings

🌊 Neo Slave Narrative ⛓️ Middle Passage 🤰 Midwife Protagonist 📖 Literacy As Power 💌 Separated Lovers

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet

by David Mitchell • 2010

A Dutch clerk in 1799 Japan loves a scarred midwife, but a mountain cult has claimed her.

4.03

68k+

🏯 Edo Period Japan ⚓ Colonial Trading Post 💕 Cross-Cultural Romance ⛩️ Secret Religious Order 👩‍⚕️ Midwife Protagonist

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet Summary

The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet 87%

A Dutch clerk in 1799 Japan loves a scarred midwife, but a mountain cult has claimed her.

by David Mitchell 2010

4.03

68k+ ratings

🏯 Edo Period Japan ⚓ Colonial Trading Post 💕 Cross-Cultural Romance ⛩️ Secret Religious Order 👩‍⚕️ Midwife Protagonist

Birth Without Fear

by January Harshe • 2019

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

3.57

2k+

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Birth Without Fear 87%

Your body knows more than any script: building a birth that is yours, whatever unfolds.

by January Harshe 2019

3.57

2k+ ratings

🏠 Postpartum Care ✊ Birth Advocacy 🧠 Maternal Mental Health 💖 Body Positivity 🌿 Self-Care Practices

Childbirth without Fear

by Grantly Dick-Read • 1959

Birth pain is not biological. Fear tenses muscles against themselves; relaxation breaks the cycle.

3.91

2k+

🏥 Natural Childbirth 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌿 Natural Birth Movement 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

Childbirth without Fear 87%

Birth pain is not biological. Fear tenses muscles against themselves; relaxation breaks the cycle.

by Grantly Dick-Read 1959

3.91

2k+ ratings

🏥 Natural Childbirth 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧠 Mind-Body Connection 🌿 Natural Birth Movement 👨‍👩‍👧 Expectant Parents

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn

by Penny Simkin • 1984

Your pregnancy, your decisions. Tools, evidence, and comfort techniques for a birth you can trust.

4.20

3k+

📖 Pregnancy Guide 🤰 Childbirth Education 🍼 Newborn Care 📋 Informed Birth Choices 💉 Labor Pain Management

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Summary

Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn 87%

Your pregnancy, your decisions. Tools, evidence, and comfort techniques for a birth you can trust.

by Penny Simkin 1984

4.20

3k+ ratings

📖 Pregnancy Guide 🤰 Childbirth Education 🍼 Newborn Care 📋 Informed Birth Choices 💉 Labor Pain Management

A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald

by Natasha Lester • 2016

She funds her medical degree by dancing on Broadway; the doctors won't let her in.

4.22

3k+

👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🤰 Obstetrics History 🕰️ 1920s America 🚺 Defying Gender Norms ⛓️ Systemic Sexism

A Kiss from Mr Fitzgerald 87%

She funds her medical degree by dancing on Broadway; the doctors won't let her in.

by Natasha Lester 2016

4.22

3k+ ratings

👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🤰 Obstetrics History 🕰️ 1920s America 🚺 Defying Gender Norms ⛓️ Systemic Sexism

Herbal Healing for Women

by Rosemary Gladstar • 1993

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

4.39

1k+

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Herbal Healing for Women 87%

Herbal remedies for every stage of a woman's life, from first period through menopause.

by Rosemary Gladstar 1993

4.39

1k+ ratings

🌿 Herbal Medicine 🌸 Women's Health 🍵 Herbal Remedies 🫙 Home Apothecary 📖 Materia Medica

Breaking the Taboo

by Theo Clarke • 2025

An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.

4.37

🏥 Maternal Healthcare 💔 Birth Trauma 📜 Women's Health Policy 🛌 Postpartum Recovery 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Breaking the Taboo 86%

An MP's third-degree tear exposed a Parliament that had no maternity leave for its own members.

by Theo Clarke 2025

4.37

19 ratings

🏥 Maternal Healthcare 💔 Birth Trauma 📜 Women's Health Policy 🛌 Postpartum Recovery 🧠 Trauma-Informed Care

Sweet Tea & Baby Makes Three

by Rachel Hanna • 2022

A honey entrepreneur faces an empty nest, a new baby, and the proposal she never saw coming.

4.40

2k+

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🍑 Southern Charm 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Saga 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🤰 Pregnancy And Childbirth

Sweet Tea & Baby Makes Three 86%

A honey entrepreneur faces an empty nest, a new baby, and the proposal she never saw coming.

by Rachel Hanna 2022

4.40

2k+ ratings

🏡 Small-Town Romance 🍑 Southern Charm 👨‍👩‍👧 Family Saga 👩‍👧 Single Parent Romance 🤰 Pregnancy And Childbirth

C'est ma grossesse

by Anna Roy • 2022

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum years: a midwife gives you the facts, then you decide.

4.66

119

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 👶 New Motherhood ✋ Informed Consent 🏥 Birth Preparation 🌙 Postpartum Recovery

C'est ma grossesse 86%

Pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum years: a midwife gives you the facts, then you decide.

by Anna Roy 2022

4.66

119 ratings

🤰 Pregnancy Guides 👶 New Motherhood ✋ Informed Consent 🏥 Birth Preparation 🌙 Postpartum Recovery

Pregnancy Notes

by Rujuta Diwekar • 2017

Pregnancy is a milestone, not a sickness: an Indian nutritionist's trimester-by-trimester food plan.

4.09

1k+

🍎 Pregnancy Nutrition 🥘 Traditional Nutrition 🌿 Seasonal Eating 🦠 Gut Health 🤸‍♀️ Prenatal Exercise

Pregnancy Notes 86%

Pregnancy is a milestone, not a sickness: an Indian nutritionist's trimester-by-trimester food plan.

by Rujuta Diwekar 2017

4.09

1k+ ratings

🍎 Pregnancy Nutrition 🥘 Traditional Nutrition 🌿 Seasonal Eating 🦠 Gut Health 🤸‍♀️ Prenatal Exercise

Expecting Better

by Emily Oster • 2013

Pregnancy rules are based on fear, not data. An economist shows which you can safely ignore.

4.29

56k+

🍼 Pregnancy Advice 🤰 Prenatal Care 📊 Data-Driven Pregnancy 💥 Myth-Busting 🤔 Informed Choices

Expecting Better 86%

Pregnancy rules are based on fear, not data. An economist shows which you can safely ignore.

by Emily Oster 2013

4.29

56k+ ratings

🍼 Pregnancy Advice 🤰 Prenatal Care 📊 Data-Driven Pregnancy 💥 Myth-Busting 🤔 Informed Choices

Women in White Coats

by Olivia Campbell • 2021

Seven women enrolled in medical school in 1869. The men rioted. They changed medicine anyway.

3.72

6k+

👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🏫 Medical Education 🕰️ 19th Century Medicine 📜 Women's History 🚺 Pioneering Women

Women in White Coats 86%

Seven women enrolled in medical school in 1869. The men rioted. They changed medicine anyway.

by Olivia Campbell 2021

3.72

6k+ ratings

👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🏫 Medical Education 🕰️ 19th Century Medicine 📜 Women's History 🚺 Pioneering Women

In Defense of Witches

by Mona Chollet • 2018

The witch hunts never ended; they just traded the stake for courtroom, clinic, and gossip.

4.04

24k+

🧙 Witch Trials 🚫 Childfree Women 👵 Aging Women 🏥 Medical Misogyny ✊ Bodily Autonomy

In Defense of Witches 86%

The witch hunts never ended; they just traded the stake for courtroom, clinic, and gossip.

by Mona Chollet 2018

4.04

24k+ ratings

🧙 Witch Trials 🚫 Childfree Women 👵 Aging Women 🏥 Medical Misogyny ✊ Bodily Autonomy

A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke

by Adriana Herrera • 2025

A renegade doctor and a Black duke share one night in Paris. Walking away proves impossible.

3.88

3k+

🩺 Feminist Romance 🗼 Belle Epoque Paris 🩻 Physician Heroine 👑 Outsider Hero 🤫 Secret Affair

A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke 86%

A renegade doctor and a Black duke share one night in Paris. Walking away proves impossible.

by Adriana Herrera 2025

3.88

3k+ ratings

🩺 Feminist Romance 🗼 Belle Epoque Paris 🩻 Physician Heroine 👑 Outsider Hero 🤫 Secret Affair

The Moonflowers

by Abigail Rose-Marie • 2024

A painter memorializes her grandfather in an Appalachian town where his killer waits in the asylum.

4.32

24k+

🌑 Southern Gothic 🌿 Underground Midwifery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🩹 Intergenerational Trauma ⛰️ Appalachian Mountains

The Moonflowers 86%

A painter memorializes her grandfather in an Appalachian town where his killer waits in the asylum.

by Abigail Rose-Marie 2024

4.32

24k+ ratings

🌑 Southern Gothic 🌿 Underground Midwifery 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🩹 Intergenerational Trauma ⛰️ Appalachian Mountains

Feng Shui Mommy

by Bailey Gaddis • 2017

Feng shui pregnancy: the energy shifts that turn your home into a birth sanctuary.

4.08

181

🌸 Holistic Pregnancy 🏮 Feng Shui 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧘‍♀️ Intuitive Parenting 🥗 Pregnancy Nutrition

Feng Shui Mommy 86%

Feng shui pregnancy: the energy shifts that turn your home into a birth sanctuary.

by Bailey Gaddis 2017

4.08

181 ratings

🌸 Holistic Pregnancy 🏮 Feng Shui 🤰 Childbirth Preparation 🧘‍♀️ Intuitive Parenting 🥗 Pregnancy Nutrition

For Her Own Good

by Barbara Ehrenreich • 1976

Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.

3.96

3k+

📜 Women's History 💊 Medicalization 🏠 Domestic Ideology 👶 Child-Rearing Advice 😰 Motherhood And Anxiety

For Her Own Good 86%

Male experts sold science and child-rearing advice; the price was women's autonomy.

by Barbara Ehrenreich 1976

3.96

3k+ ratings

📜 Women's History 💊 Medicalization 🏠 Domestic Ideology 👶 Child-Rearing Advice 😰 Motherhood And Anxiety

All in Her Head

by Elizabeth Comen • 2024

Hysteria was dropped from the DSM decades ago. Its logic still shapes how doctors hear women's pain.

4.29

16k+

🏛️ Medical History 📜 Feminist History 🩺 Women's Health ⚕️ Medical Misogyny 🩻 Diagnostic Bias

All in Her Head 86%

Hysteria was dropped from the DSM decades ago. Its logic still shapes how doctors hear women's pain.

by Elizabeth Comen 2024

4.29

16k+ ratings

🏛️ Medical History 📜 Feminist History 🩺 Women's Health ⚕️ Medical Misogyny 🩻 Diagnostic Bias

I'm Sorry for My Loss

by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long • 2024

No shared word for pregnancy loss, and the law can't tell a miscarriage from a crime.

4.34

4k+

💔 Pregnancy Loss ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 📜 Pregnancy History 🫀 Body Politics 🕯️ Grief Rituals

I'm Sorry for My Loss 86%

No shared word for pregnancy loss, and the law can't tell a miscarriage from a crime.

by Rebecca Little and Colleen Long 2024

4.34

4k+ ratings

💔 Pregnancy Loss ⚖️ Reproductive Justice 📜 Pregnancy History 🫀 Body Politics 🕯️ Grief Rituals

Love RX

by Devon Atwood • 2023

When a single mom's daughter gets hurt, the town's favorite doctor stitches more than a wound.

3.88

1k+

🩺 Medical Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom Fmc 🍪 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Love RX 86%

When a single mom's daughter gets hurt, the town's favorite doctor stitches more than a wound.

by Devon Atwood 2023

3.88

1k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom Fmc 🍪 Cinnamon Roll Hero 🩹 Hurt/Comfort

Hello Stranger

by Katherine Center • 2023

A face-blind artist falls for her neighbor, unaware he's the man she's been avoiding.

3.92

179k+

🩺 Medical Romance 🎨 Artist Heroine 🕵️‍♀️ Mistaken Identity 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 😊 Feel-Good Romance

Hello Stranger 86%

A face-blind artist falls for her neighbor, unaware he's the man she's been avoiding.

by Katherine Center 2023

3.92

179k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Romance 🎨 Artist Heroine 🕵️‍♀️ Mistaken Identity 🏡 Neighbors To Lovers 😊 Feel-Good Romance

Rock-a-by Baby

by Verta Taylor • 1996

How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.

3.67

🚩 Social Movements 🎓 Women's Studies 🤱 Postpartum Depression 🩺 Medicalization 👥 Self-Help Groups

Rock-a-by Baby 85%

How postpartum depression support groups evolved into a feminist political movement.

by Verta Taylor 1996

3.67

9 ratings

🚩 Social Movements 🎓 Women's Studies 🤱 Postpartum Depression 🩺 Medicalization 👥 Self-Help Groups

Beautiful Sacrifice

by Jamie McGuire • 2015

A waitress with a hidden past meets a hotshot firefighter from the town she's trying to reach.

4.07

35k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👶 Secret Child 🚒 Firefighter Romance 🫂 Found Family 😢 Infertility

Beautiful Sacrifice 85%

A waitress with a hidden past meets a hotshot firefighter from the town she's trying to reach.

by Jamie McGuire 2015

4.07

35k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 👶 Secret Child 🚒 Firefighter Romance 🫂 Found Family 😢 Infertility

The Shelters of Stone

by Jean M. Auel • 2002

Ayla arrives with tamed beasts at her lover's tribe, but her Neanderthal past brands her outsider.

3.88

52k+

🏔️ Prehistoric Epic 🗿 Stone Age Europe 🌿 Healer Heroine 🚶‍♀️ Outsider In A New Tribe 🐺 Animal Companions

The Shelters of Stone 85%

Ayla arrives with tamed beasts at her lover's tribe, but her Neanderthal past brands her outsider.

by Jean M. Auel 2002

3.88

52k+ ratings

🏔️ Prehistoric Epic 🗿 Stone Age Europe 🌿 Healer Heroine 🚶‍♀️ Outsider In A New Tribe 🐺 Animal Companions

Medical Gaslighting

by Ilana Jacqueline • 2024

How to prepare, keep cool, and fight back when doctors dismiss your pain.

4.39

133

🩺 Women's Health ⚖️ Medical Bias 📢 Self-Advocacy 💊 Pain Management 🧠 Trauma Recovery

Medical Gaslighting 85%

How to prepare, keep cool, and fight back when doctors dismiss your pain.

by Ilana Jacqueline 2024

4.39

133 ratings

🩺 Women's Health ⚖️ Medical Bias 📢 Self-Advocacy 💊 Pain Management 🧠 Trauma Recovery

Little Miss Diagnosed

by Erin Nance • 2025

Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.

4.22

364

🩺 Medical Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🥼 Surgical Training ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🚫 Sexism In Healthcare

Little Miss Diagnosed 85%

Why a 'cartoon fetus' badge made a surgeon quit the system and build her own.

by Erin Nance 2025

4.22

364 ratings

🩺 Medical Memoir 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine 🥼 Surgical Training ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🚫 Sexism In Healthcare

The Shift

by Theresa Brown • 2015

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

3.87

8k+

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🫂 Bedside Care

The Shift 85%

Four patients, twelve hours: one nurse's shift reveals the invisible work that keeps people alive.

by Theresa Brown 2015

3.87

8k+ ratings

🏥 Hospital Nursing 📝 Nursing Memoir 💙 Emotional Labor ⚖️ Medical Ethics 🫂 Bedside Care

The Ladies of Rosings Park

by Shannon Winslow • 2018

Anne de Bourgh was raised to marry Darcy. He chose another; she chose herself.

4.40

212

📖 Austen Sequel 👑 Regency England 💕 Quiet Romance 💔 Duty Versus Love ⚖️ Unequal Match

The Ladies of Rosings Park 85%

Anne de Bourgh was raised to marry Darcy. He chose another; she chose herself.

by Shannon Winslow 2018

4.40

212 ratings

📖 Austen Sequel 👑 Regency England 💕 Quiet Romance 💔 Duty Versus Love ⚖️ Unequal Match

Notes on Nursing

by Florence Nightingale • 1858

A patient's room decides their fate more than their doctor. The 1859 manual that proved it.

3.79

2k+

🏥 Nursing Fundamentals 📜 Modern Nursing Origins 🕰️ Victorian Medicine 👁️ Bedside Observation 🌿 Environmental Health

Notes on Nursing 85%

A patient's room decides their fate more than their doctor. The 1859 manual that proved it.

by Florence Nightingale 1858

3.79

2k+ ratings

🏥 Nursing Fundamentals 📜 Modern Nursing Origins 🕰️ Victorian Medicine 👁️ Bedside Observation 🌿 Environmental Health

Real Food for Pregnancy

by Lily Nichols • 2018

Standard prenatal nutrition gets carbs wrong. The real-food, higher-protein guide for pregnancy.

4.51

5k+

🥑 Prenatal Nutrition 🥩 Real Food Movement 🥚 Nutrient Density 🦴 Ancestral Health 🩸 Blood Sugar Management

Real Food for Pregnancy 85%

Standard prenatal nutrition gets carbs wrong. The real-food, higher-protein guide for pregnancy.

by Lily Nichols 2018

4.51

5k+ ratings

🥑 Prenatal Nutrition 🥩 Real Food Movement 🥚 Nutrient Density 🦴 Ancestral Health 🩸 Blood Sugar Management

The Gynae Geek

by Anita Mitra • 2019

From anatomy to hormones: a gynecologist hands over the manual she wishes her patients had.

4.45

556

🩺 Gynecological Health 📖 Body Literacy 🩸 Menstrual Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance 💞 Sexual Wellness

The Gynae Geek 85%

From anatomy to hormones: a gynecologist hands over the manual she wishes her patients had.

by Anita Mitra 2019

4.45

556 ratings

🩺 Gynecological Health 📖 Body Literacy 🩸 Menstrual Health ⚖️ Hormone Balance 💞 Sexual Wellness

It's Not Hysteria

by Karen Tang • 2024

Your symptoms are real: a gynecologist's plan to get the diagnosis and care you're owed.

4.12

11k+

🩺 Reproductive Health 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🤥 Medical Gaslighting 😣 Chronic Pelvic Pain 🧪 Hormone Health

It's Not Hysteria 85%

Your symptoms are real: a gynecologist's plan to get the diagnosis and care you're owed.

by Karen Tang 2024

4.12

11k+ ratings

🩺 Reproductive Health 🗣️ Self-Advocacy 🤥 Medical Gaslighting 😣 Chronic Pelvic Pain 🧪 Hormone Health

The Power of Women

by Denis Mukwege • 2021

A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.

4.71

2k+

🩺 Conflict Zone Medicine ⚔️ Rape In War 💪 Survivor Narratives 🧠 Trauma Recovery 🚑 Humanitarian Medicine

The Power of Women 85%

A Nobel surgeon proves wartime rape is military strategy. The survivors showed him the remedy.

by Denis Mukwege 2021

4.71

2k+ ratings

🩺 Conflict Zone Medicine ⚔️ Rape In War 💪 Survivor Narratives 🧠 Trauma Recovery 🚑 Humanitarian Medicine

Things We Burn

by Anne Malcom • 2024

A burnt-out chef spends one night with a daredevil. She gets pregnant; he gets prison.

3.81

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Dark Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Second Chance Love

Things We Burn 85%

A burnt-out chef spends one night with a daredevil. She gets pregnant; he gets prison.

by Anne Malcom 2024

3.81

2k+ ratings

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A peasant girl becomes the secret mistress of Richard III, hiding their children from the crown.

4.03

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🏰 Wars Of The Roses 👑 Royal Mistress 🌿 Peasant To Nobility ⚔️ Ricardian Fiction 🩸 Royal Bastards

A Rose for the Crown 85%

A peasant girl becomes the secret mistress of Richard III, hiding their children from the crown.

by Anne Easter Smith 2006

4.03

5k+ ratings

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Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful

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Tap intuition, breath, and community for a sacred pregnancy and birth with Kundalini yoga.

4.27

496

🧘 Prenatal Yoga 🌬️ Conscious Birthing 🙏 Spiritual Pregnancy 🕉️ Kundalini Yoga 🤱 Postpartum Healing

Bountiful, Beautiful, Blissful 85%

Tap intuition, breath, and community for a sacred pregnancy and birth with Kundalini yoga.

by Gurmukh Kaur Khalsa 2003

4.27

496 ratings

🧘 Prenatal Yoga 🌬️ Conscious Birthing 🙏 Spiritual Pregnancy 🕉️ Kundalini Yoga 🤱 Postpartum Healing

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From consent to care work: how motherhood traps women in a system that owns their bodies.

4.18

425

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Touched Out 85%

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by Amanda Montei 2023

4.18

425 ratings

👩‍👧 Modern Motherhood ✊ Feminist Critique 🫂 Care Work ✋ Bodily Autonomy 🛑 Consent And Boundaries

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Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.

4.03

1k+

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The Scalpel and the Silver Bear 85%

Why a Navajo surgeon began inviting medicine men into the operating room.

by Lori Arviso Alvord 2000

4.03

1k+ ratings

📖 Medical Memoir 🌿 Integrative Medicine 🔥 Traditional Healing 🌍 Cross-Cultural Medicine 👩‍⚕️ Women In Medicine

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