The birth of love : a novel / Joanna Kavenna

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Kavenna, Joanna

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York : Metropolitan Books, 2010Edition: 1st edDescription: 304 p. ; 21 cmISBN:

9780805091540 (pbk.)

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Summary: In Vienna, 1865, a phyisican is ridiculed for his claim that unwashed doctor's hands are the cause of childhood fever. In present day London, a young woman plans for a home birth, unprepared for the trials she is about to endure. Somewhere in 2153, when humans are birthed and raised in breeding farms, a woman is on trial for concealing a pregnancy.--from publisher's description

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Open Shelf	UMPLIB PEKAN	PR6111.A88 B57 2010 fic (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		0000052358

In Vienna, 1865, a phyisican is ridiculed for his claim that unwashed doctor's hands are the cause of childhood fever. In present day London, a young woman plans for a home birth, unprepared for the trials she is about to endure. Somewhere in 2153, when humans are birthed and raised in breeding farms, a woman is on trial for concealing a pregnancy.--from publisher's description