I am quite surprised there aren't more reviews of this title on here as I was under the impression that it was a well known book I was coming to quite late. Since it appears it's not, I have decided my job is to encourage you to get your hands on a copy, as it is quite simply a stunning tale that has mass market appeal. This is important for me too, since I am in the process of filling our family Kindle which mother and sister will also be taking on trips, so it makes sense to buy books I think they might like too. Noelle is a midwife, and Tara and Emerson are both mothers from within her patch, but their link goes much further than that. Having met when they ...  Read the complete review

Tara, Emerson and Noelle have been friends since they met at college and even in middle age they remain close, they are so close that Tara and Emerson both had midwife Noelle assist with their pregnancies and births of their daughters who are now teenagers. When Noelle commits suicide the other two women are left reeling, they had no idea that their friend was unhappy or had any problems. A cryptic note found amongst Noelle's belongings makes them realise that their friend had been keeping secrets and her life was not as it seemed. They need to follow the clues left in the note to find out what led Noelle to take her own life but this detective work uncovers secrets ...  Read the complete review

After reading The Lost Daughter by Diane Chamberlain, I went on the hunt for more of her novels. I came across this one 'The Midwife's Confession', I was drawn to it straight away, mostly by the title, as I thought it sounded intresting and the picture of the little baby shoes on the cover made my heart melt. Diane Chamberlain is an American award winning author, writing adult fiction book,aimed more at the female market. Before starting out as an author Diane Chamberlaine was a psychotherapist, which I feel influences the way she writes, (that being a good thing). She also suffers from rheumatoid arthritis. Her books come with a 'As good as Jodi ...  Read the complete review

The Midwife's Confession was bought for me as a gift. My friend said she decided to buy it for me because she knew that at one point I'd wanted to be a midwife. It never happened, I trained as a journalist instead. Anyway, when I received the book I wasn't dying to read it, mainly because I'm not a fan of chick lit as a genre. However, one quiet Sunday afternoon I decided to give it a go... and I was sucked into the story instantly. I believe that the author - Diane Chamberlain - was a psychiatrist is a former life and think this shines through, because the characters are, in general, well put together and complex. Noelle is probably ...  Read the complete review

This is a review of the 2011 book "the Midwife's Confession" by Diane chamberlain. I swapped it on readitswapit website as I had read another book (The lost daughter) by the same author and enjoyed it. The cover of the book offers a money back guarantee that you will find this book as good as Jodi Picoult. A bit about The book runs with a limited amount of characters, which makes it easier to understand. Best friends Tara and Emerson have to organise the other part of their trio's funeral (for Noelle, who was a midwife). Their daughters Grace and Jenny are also best friends. Tara's husband Sam died a year back and Emerson is married to Ted (who ...  Read the complete review