Books like The Birth House by Ami Mckay

A historical novel set in the 12th century, focusing on the building of a cathedral and the surrounding community's fortunes amidst historical events of the time.

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks follows the story of Henrietta Lacks, a poor black tobacco farmer whose cancer cells were taken in 1951 without her consent and later became the first immortal human cell line, HeLa, driving major scientific breakthroughs while raising questions of ethics, race, and medical exploitation.

Craig of the Mohicans, a frontier scout turns away from civilization, forming a bond with a Mohican warrior as they escort two sisters across the perilous wilderness of America's frontier.

A woman born on a snowy night in 1910 dies and is reborn repeatedly, each life giving her the chance to alter history as the world heads toward another global conflict.

Four young children discover a mysterious letter buried by a knight during a mass killing in the woods in 1327, but its secrets threaten the future of their lives and the kingdom of England.

Mario Puzo traces the rise of the Borgia family, revealing the intertwined forces of ambition, faith, and power that shaped one of Italy’s most notorious dynasties.

The Deerslayer: A prequel to James Fenimore Cooper's Leatherstocking Tales, focusing on the rapid civilizing of New York and the introduction of the hero, Natty Bumppo, to the frontiersmen of the time.

In the town of Hard Luck, Alaska, Matt Caldwell renovates the O'Halloran lodge and seeks to win back his ex-wife while a baby arrives, stirring unexpected reactions from Karen Caldwell.

Biographical novel about the life of Princess Ana de Mendoza.

The story of Maggie, a Scottish midwife known as Dark Maggie, who survives a village attack, escapes superstition as an indentured servant, and seeks a fresh start in the New World, where new dangers test her resilience.

Many women question whether they want a baby or a childfree life. Motherhood - Is It For Me? is the perfect resource for addressing this crucial life choice. Find out what family planning might really mean for you with this insightful book, which offers every woman a clear path to understanding her ambivalence, moving through it, and making an informed decision about becoming a mother or remaining childfree. For partnered and single women alike, this self-help guide will lead you to your truth, gently and nonjudgmentally. A series of exercises--done at your own pace or over the book's recommended 12 weeks--will enable you to navigate through your immobilization. You'll learn how to let go of external circumstances that cloud the motherhood decision. No one can make the motherhood decision for you, but this self-help guide for women will help you to say hello to a new future--one of clarity and brightness. Motherhood - Is It For Me? can be read and used individually or in a women's group. Many women feel that there's nowhere to turn when they can't decide whether to become mothers; they're unsure how to think about family planning. Some think they don't want to be a mother at all, or they might be deciding whether to become pregnant after 35 and have a baby. In all of these circumstances, women can feel lonely, isolated and debilitated. If you have these feelings, you're not alone; so, whether you read Motherhood - Is It For Me? as an individual or in a women's group, doing the exercises will lead you to clarity. This self-help guide includes 20 stories from women of diverse backgrounds who share their decision-making journeys; half of these women chose motherhood while half decided on a childfree life. These women's stories create a valuable, supportive community by breaking the isolation that women often feel when they don't know their own truths about motherhood. The authors of this book, who are both licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, created the Motherhood-Is it for me?(TM) program in 1991--it has had more than 25 years of proven success. Motherhood - Is It For Me? brings the methods used in that innovative, insightful program to paperback or e-book. Motherhood - Is It For Me? provides the path to a woman's deepest desire so that she can make the motherhood decision that feels right for her. It's a must-read if you're undecided.

Moving panoramically from Mesopotamia to Canaan to Egypt, The Red Tent is robustly narrated by Dinah, from her upbringing by the four wives of Jacob, to her growth into one of the most infulential women of her time.

A young woman in a 1964 north‑English Mother and Baby Home faces the shame of an unplanned pregnancy and the choice of adoption, while the girls find hope through song and solidarity.

A speculative twist on a frontier crisis, "Outlawed" blends alternate history with the looming threat of influenza, exploring how communities and midwives confront disease, infertility, and social marginality on the American West's frontier.