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FROM: "Pam Dralle" <pdralle@linc.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/12/02, 4:56 PM

I read a book recently and want to recommend it to someone else. Of
course, I've forgotten title and author. If I'm remembering
correctly the plot is something like this: a prostitute moves to a
small English town. She is pregnant and already has a son who is
developmentally disabled. A young girl whose mom is a midwife is
very curious about her. The pregnant woman dies and there is some
scandal associated with that, possibly that the baby was cut from the
mother. The time period may be between 1400 and 1600. Does this
sound vaguely familiar to anyone? Thanks.

Pam Dralle
Bloomingdale (IL) Public Library

FROM: "Donna El Tabib" <ElTabibD@boulder.lib.co.us>
REC'D: 3/12/02, 5:37 PM

Hi, Pam. Could this possibly be The Bone House by Betsy Tobin? I wrote this about it after reading: "The death of Dora, a comfortable, friendly prostitute upsets the balance in a small town in 17th century England. The narrator, daughter of the local midwife, examines Dora's life and death learning things about the woman who appeared in their midst from across the sea. The narrator is also a servant in the big house and deals with a celebrated portrait painter."

Donna
Donna El Tabib
Boulder Public Library
Boulder, CO
>>> pdralle@linc.lib.il.us 03/12/02 03:48PM >>>
I read a book recently and want to recommend it to someone else. Of
course, I've forgotten title and author. If I'm remembering
correctly the plot is something like this: a prostitute moves to a
small English town. She is pregnant and already has a son who is
developmentally disabled. A young girl whose mom is a midwife is
very curious about her. The pregnant woman dies and there is some
scandal associated with that, possibly that the baby was cut from the
mother. The time period may be between 1400 and 1600. Does this
sound vaguely familiar to anyone? Thanks.

Pam Dralle
Bloomingdale (IL) Public Library

FROM: "Pam Dralle" <pdralle@linc.lib.il.us>
REC'D: 3/13/02, 7:12 PM

Thanks to Donna El Tabib for identifying "The Bonehouse" for me. I
really appreciate the help!

Pam Dralle
Bloomingdale (IL) Public Library

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