{"product_id":"2940170094707","title":"The Runaway Midwife: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom the \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of the Hope River series comes a new contemporary midwife novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSay amp;#8220;goodbyeamp;#8221; to your old life, and amp;#8220;helloamp;#8221; to the life youamp;#8217;ve been waiting foramp;#8230;\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMidwife Clara Perry is accustomed to comforting her pregnant patientsamp;#8230;calming fathers-to-be as they anxiously await the birth of their childrenamp;#8230;ensuring the babies she delivers come safely into the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut when Claraamp;#8217;s life takes a nosedive, she realizes she hasnamp;#8217;t been tending to her own needs and does something drastic: she runs away and starts over again in a place where no one knows her or the mess sheamp;#8217;s left behind in West Virginia. Heading to Sea Gull Islandamp;#8212;a tiny, remote Canadian islandamp;#8212;Clara is ready for anything. Well, almost. She left her passport back home, and the only way she can enter Canada is by hitching a ride on a snowmobile and illegally crossing the border. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDeciding to reinvent herself, Clara takes a new identityamp;#8212;Sara Livingston, a writer seeking solitude. But thereamp;#8217;s no avoiding the outside world. The residents are friendly, and draw amp;#8220;Saraamp;#8221; into their lives and confidences. She volunteers at the local medical clinic, using her midwifery skills, and forms a tentative relationship with a local police officer. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut what will happen if she lets down her guard and reveals the real reason why she left her old life? One lesson soon becomes clear: no matter how far you run, you can never really hide from your past.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HarperCollins Publishers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47098232996080,"sku":"2940170094707","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170094707_p0.jpg?v=1763702050","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170094707","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}