{"product_id":"the-blue-cotton-gown-patricia-harman-9780807072912","title":"The Blue Cotton Gown: A Midwife's Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eA nurse-midwife takes readers behind the exam room door of her rural West Virginia clinic in this \"utterly true and lyrical\" memoir (Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Deep End of the Ocean\u003c\/i\u003e)\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs a nurse-midwife and the manager of a women's health clinic in West Virginia, Patricia \"Patsy\" Harman bears witness to the struggles and triumphs of every woman who walks through her exam room door. She sees Heather, a teenager pregnant with twins, through the loss of both babies and their father. She cares for Nila--a longtime patient who must try to make a new life without her abusive husband--and helps Kaz transition into a new body. The only thing more varied than these women's backgrounds are their stories, which they share with Patsy inside her small clinic, covered only by a blue cotton gown. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn her memoir, Patsy juxtaposes these heartbreaking and uplifting tales with her own story of keeping a small medical practice solvent. She recounts conversations with her patients over the course of a year and a quarter--a time when her own life seems on the brink of collapse due to financial troubles, malpractice threats, serious medical problems, and marital strife. Honest, compassionate, and wise, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eBlue Cotton Gown\u003c\/i\u003e is an unforgettable memoir that shines a light on the varied experiences of women everywhere. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"In her sweetly perceptive memoir, Harman reveals how her exam room becomes a confessional . . . she reminds [women] that they're not alone.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patricia Harman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0807072915\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780807072912\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Beacon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Patricia Harman","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926285943039,"sku":"9780807072912","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_83a1512b-62f8-4d36-9027-f92f3cbe74b4.jpg?v=1681082225","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-blue-cotton-gown-patricia-harman-9780807072912","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}