The following new publications will soon be available for review:
— The Myth of the Perfect Pregnancy: A History of Miscarriage in America by Lara Freidenfelds (Oxford University Press, 2020)
— Midwifery from the Tudors to the Twenty-First Century: History, Politics and Safe Practice in England, by Julia Allison (Routledge, 2020)
NB the latter is in PDF format only; publishers are no longer posting out review copies owing to the coronavirus pandemic.
Please contact the Book Review Editor, Dr Alison Nuttall (alison_m_nuttall@hotmail.com) if you are interested in reviewing either of these titles.
Category Archives: Book review
Book review needed
Hearn, Karen (2020) Portraying Pregnancy: from Holbein to Social Media
We are seeking from among our membership a reviewer for this book, which is being published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same name at the Foundling Museum in London. The review will be published on the websites both of De Partu and of the British Society for the History of Medicine. Please email Alison Nuttall if you are interested: alison_m_nuttall@hotmail.com.
Hearn, Karen (2020). Portraying Pregnancy: from Holbein to Social Media
London: Paul Holberton Publishing
Paperback, 242 x 168 mm
144 pages, 60 illustrations
ISBN: 978-1-911300-80-9
New book review
Coming home: how midwives changed birth, by Wendy Kline (Oxford University Press, 2019) is reviewed by Professor Rosemary Mander.
Two new book reviews
Catherine M Morrison (2017)
Hebridean heroines: twentieth-century Queen’s Nurses (1940s-1970s)
(reviewed by Dr Alison Nuttall), and
Jennifer Evans and Sara Read (2017)
Maladies and medicine: exploring health and healing 1540-1740
(reviewed by Carole McGlone).
Book review: Rossini – A history of adoption in England and Wales: 1850-1961
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Rossini, Gill (2014) A history of adoption in England and Wales: 1850-1961 Barnsley: Pen and Sword £19.99; $39.95 9781781593950 “This thoughtful book is well worth reading for anyone interested in social history” Reviewed by Dr Lindsay Reid Other book reviews |
Book review: Read – Maids, wives, widows: exploring early modern women’s lives 1540-1740
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Read, Sara (2015) Maids, wives, widows: exploring early modern women’s lives 1540-1740 Barnsley: Pen & Sword ISBN: 9781473823402 “A lively exploration of the everyday lives of women in early modern England from 1540-1740” Reviewed by Dr Julia Allison Available directly from the author via her website sararead.co.uk for £5.00 + p&p |
Book review: Christensen – The Popish midwife (2016)
Terri Coates’ review of Annelisa Christensen’s historical novel, The Popish midwife, is now available. It is based on the life of the 17th-century Roman Catholic midwife Elizabeth Cellier.
The book is available from Amazon and all good bookshops. It is also available on Kindle and directly from The Conrad Press website.
The author’s blog discusses her inspiration for writing the book: The Popish midwife (why I wrote her story).
We are looking forward to debating “creative non-fiction” and historical veracity at our forthcoming meeting in York.
