A Leap of Faith For The Cornish Midwife
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- Author：Jo Bartlett
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Wendy Coiley
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Wow this was a wonderful story， great to be back with the midwives again。 Some lovely highs and sad lows but all written wonderfully
Gea
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I love this series by Jo Bartlett。 Each midwife has her own story and this book focuses on Izzy， who is spending the summer with her grandparents on a houseboat in Port Agnes。 Unfortunately for Izzy， her grandmother Eileen is dying and she knows their time together is limited。 Vicar Noah is a great support for Eileen even though he is questioning his calling and his future。 Even though Izzy and Noah find themselves becoming more attracted to each other， it becomes difficult for them to see a way I love this series by Jo Bartlett。 Each midwife has her own story and this book focuses on Izzy， who is spending the summer with her grandparents on a houseboat in Port Agnes。 Unfortunately for Izzy， her grandmother Eileen is dying and she knows their time together is limited。 Vicar Noah is a great support for Eileen even though he is questioning his calling and his future。 Even though Izzy and Noah find themselves becoming more attracted to each other， it becomes difficult for them to see a way forward。 。。。more
Laura
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Predictable yet heartbreaking - comes with a trigger warning for cancer and stillbirthIzzy is a midwife， and usually lives with her Grandparents in Redruth but they are currently renting a houseboat in Port Agnes as they make memories together - her grandmother， Eileen， has terminal cancer。Noah is a church minister who is currently questioning his faith after the death of a young man he was desperately trying to help。 He is sent to St Jude’s in Port Agnes temporarily by his Godfather， in the hop Predictable yet heartbreaking - comes with a trigger warning for cancer and stillbirthIzzy is a midwife， and usually lives with her Grandparents in Redruth but they are currently renting a houseboat in Port Agnes as they make memories together - her grandmother， Eileen， has terminal cancer。Noah is a church minister who is currently questioning his faith after the death of a young man he was desperately trying to help。 He is sent to St Jude’s in Port Agnes temporarily by his Godfather， in the hope that the change will do him some good。Eileen finds solace in St Jude’s and in the company of Noah， who always manages to find the right thing to say， whatever the situation。 He is introduced into the family and plays a pivotal role， especially for Izzy as she learns to trust him。 The question hangs over them; will he stay？This was a quick， easy read that i completed in a day。 I laughed out loud and sobbed my heart it - it was quite a rollercoaster！ Whilst I’m not religious， one of my favourite quotes of the book was ‘There are good things and there are God things。 If you can only do good things at the moment， that’s enough’。 I think this should be a mantra for everyone！While the main storyline was a little predictable， it was the other themes of the story that made this a great read。 The fact that Izzy was raised by her grandparents and the love between them， the midwifery and the amazing work of the team there， Frankie’s side story which was lovely nonetheless and the role the dogs played throughout。There was only one part that I found a little too cheesy but otherwise it was a greatRomance。 The cancer storyline was upsetting and all too relatable but it gave the whole thing a realism， and the way it was dealt with was， in my opinion， nicely done。 I didn’t realise this was the fifth novel in a series， so will definitely be looking up the others！I would recommend 。。。more
Caroline
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Let me just start with saying that I adore the midwives of Port Agnes， their friendship and companionship just shines a beacon throughout the story。 The main character Izzy is such a sweetheart and a wonderful character， who I was rooting for throughout the book。 The other main character， Noah， wasn’t bad either。 But I found him less interesting than Izzy。This book will tug at your heartstrings， and while I do enjoy some emotional parts of a story there was just a bit too much sadness in this to Let me just start with saying that I adore the midwives of Port Agnes， their friendship and companionship just shines a beacon throughout the story。 The main character Izzy is such a sweetheart and a wonderful character， who I was rooting for throughout the book。 The other main character， Noah， wasn’t bad either。 But I found him less interesting than Izzy。This book will tug at your heartstrings， and while I do enjoy some emotional parts of a story there was just a bit too much sadness in this to make me feel-good afterwards。 There was also some anger and guilt， especially from Noah， that just ruined the mood。 But if you don’t care about that， or are less sensitive than me to that kind of stuff， the book is a great story about love， family， friendship and loss。---Thank you so much to the publishers and NetGalley for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review！ 。。。more
Jane Hunt
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Life's beginnings and endings define this emotional and heartwarming story。 Izzy experiences an emotional journey of loss and love。 Her grandparents are lovely people who have brought Izzy up， and her grandmother's illness makes her vulnerable。 Gradually she realises the value of good friendships and understanding from the other midwives and the new vicar， Noah。 Full of poignancy and gentle humour， this is a page-turner that touches your heart。 Authentic characters， a coastal setting， and an eng Life's beginnings and endings define this emotional and heartwarming story。 Izzy experiences an emotional journey of loss and love。 Her grandparents are lovely people who have brought Izzy up， and her grandmother's illness makes her vulnerable。 Gradually she realises the value of good friendships and understanding from the other midwives and the new vicar， Noah。 Full of poignancy and gentle humour， this is a page-turner that touches your heart。 Authentic characters， a coastal setting， and an engagingly emotional plot make this one of my favourite books I've read this year。I received a copy of this book from the publisher。 。。。more
Annarella
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The novels in the Cornish Midwife series are always poignant and emotionally charged。 The stories of these women are told showing how grief can affect your life but also how the community and hope can help you to move on。The story of Izzy made me cry buckets and smile。 It's a story that talks about the circle of life， about losing and finding。As I love this series I went for this book without checking the plot。 As I'm not Christian I appreciated how the author deals with faith， a crisis of faith The novels in the Cornish Midwife series are always poignant and emotionally charged。 The stories of these women are told showing how grief can affect your life but also how the community and hope can help you to move on。The story of Izzy made me cry buckets and smile。 It's a story that talks about the circle of life， about losing and finding。As I love this series I went for this book without checking the plot。 As I'm not Christian I appreciated how the author deals with faith， a crisis of faith and never makes it in a preachy way。Izzy and Noah are interesting characters， their story is a bit slow at times but kept my attention alive。I was happy to travel to Port Agnes， catch up with the characters I already knew and met some new。Jo Bartlett delivers a compelling， emotionally charged， and engrossing novel， heartbreaking at times and life affirming。A bitter-sweet story that I strongly recommend as it kept me reading one afternoon。Many thanks to Boldwood Books， Rachel's Random Resources， and Netgalley for this arc， all opinions are mine 。。。more
Sarah
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A highly emotive book， with some very difficult subjects covered。Midwife Izzy lives with her grandparents， who have brought her up after her mother moved to the other side of the world。 When they discover her grandmother does not have long to live， the family move into Port Agnes to build precious memories。 Can they fill Eileen's final days with love and joy？Vicar Noah finds himself covering the parish of Port Agnes， whilst doubting his own beliefs。 Can he help the family cope with their feeling A highly emotive book， with some very difficult subjects covered。Midwife Izzy lives with her grandparents， who have brought her up after her mother moved to the other side of the world。 When they discover her grandmother does not have long to live， the family move into Port Agnes to build precious memories。 Can they fill Eileen's final days with love and joy？Vicar Noah finds himself covering the parish of Port Agnes， whilst doubting his own beliefs。 Can he help the family cope with their feelings whilst struggling with his own？Unfortunately I found the predictable relationship between Izzy and Noah very slow， and not totally believable。 I did however adore Pablo and Franny， who were beautiful little characters！ The book also covers some extremely difficult maternity storylines， which I personally struggled to read。 The author tackles them sensitively， but they made for tough reading。 。。。more
Rachel
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*I received a free ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion*Another great book for this series！ Jo Bartlett does an amazing job of balancing the romance parts of the stories with the midwifery parts。 This is probably the most emotionally exhausting of the books。 Between Izzy's grandmother's failing health and Nicole's miscarriage there is just so much going on - I highly recommend you keep a box of tissues nearby。 But don't worry， there are plenty of uplifting a *I received a free ARC from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion*Another great book for this series！ Jo Bartlett does an amazing job of balancing the romance parts of the stories with the midwifery parts。 This is probably the most emotionally exhausting of the books。 Between Izzy's grandmother's failing health and Nicole's miscarriage there is just so much going on - I highly recommend you keep a box of tissues nearby。 But don't worry， there are plenty of uplifting and happy moments to keep this from being too heavy。 I loved getting to know Izzy more and seeing her with her grandparents more。 Her mother is a piece of work and would have loved just one scene where Izzy let her mother know what she thought of her （even just a post on Facebook to show people what she was really like） - but these characters are all much better people than me。 Noah and Izzy came into one another's lives at exactly the right time for both of them。 Noah's story and crisis of faith is one that I think a lot of people could relate to。 I'm not a religious person and I was worried this would have too much of that kind of a tone to it - I was so glad to see that was not the case。 Faith is an important part of the story for many of the characters but I didn't feel like I was being smacked over the head with it。 Perfect example of it being a part of who some of the characters were， but not all they were。 I hope the way in which Nicole's miscarriage is handled helps people better understand what a family goes through and offers help with how to be supportive。You also get a quick check-in with all of the characters/couples from the previous books。 It was good to see how Jess was doing and that her father was still putting in the work to be in Jess's life。 His little romance with Frankie is especially adorable。 I can't wait for the next book！ 。。。more
Rachel Gilbey
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If you are a crier， then make sure you have tissues handy while you read this， as at times it was overwhelmingly emotional and I had a big lump in my throat。 Although there is still midwifery and some babies involved， this book is Izzy's story， and all she wants to do is make the end of her grandma's life as pleasurable as possible。 She has a painful relationship with her mother and doesn't let people in easily。 Eileen， Izzy's gran， is drawn towards the church in Port Agnes， and as a result brin If you are a crier， then make sure you have tissues handy while you read this， as at times it was overwhelmingly emotional and I had a big lump in my throat。 Although there is still midwifery and some babies involved， this book is Izzy's story， and all she wants to do is make the end of her grandma's life as pleasurable as possible。 She has a painful relationship with her mother and doesn't let people in easily。 Eileen， Izzy's gran， is drawn towards the church in Port Agnes， and as a result brings temporary vicar Noah into their lives。 Noah is having a crisis of faith of his own， and is struggling whether he even wants to be a vicar any more。 And to say Izzy isn't the only one with objectionable parents would be an understatement。 As much as I did like Noah， and I loved his growing chemistry with Izzy， just the fact he was having trouble with his own belief in God， had me more on edge than normal when a vicar is present in a book。 There isn't particularly much explicit religious based content， but I was constantly on edge for it， as it's never something I enjoy in a book， as a result I just couldn't quite get into the flow of this story as much as I wanted to。 At least with regards Noah。 The storyline involving Nicole though completely gripped me， and i absolutely loved getting to know Frankie at lot more， and hope she is getting her own book soon！ It's another enjoyable instalment in the series， and I hope to read more from my favourite midwives soon。 Thank you to Boldwood Books and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily。 。。。more
Alayne Emmett
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I have mixed feelings about this book。 It starts off very sad and then it lifts you up with the birth of a baby。 Then later in it’s sad again and even towards the end it was difficult to read。 It evoked memories of loosing family members which is not something I want to read about。 My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review。
Ropah
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this book was worth it ！
michelle Simons
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It was great to catch up with Izzy and the midwife gang。 I love these books and the undulations and challenges of daily life。 I really enjoyed 'meeting' Franny and Pablo this time around。 It was great to catch up with Izzy and the midwife gang。 I love these books and the undulations and challenges of daily life。 I really enjoyed 'meeting' Franny and Pablo this time around。 。。。more
EVANGELIA MARAGKOPOULOU
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How she does it ？ Each one of her books is amazing 。 I should say that this one was the most emotional for me 。 This is Izzy and Noah story 。 She was raised by her grandparents because her mother never wanted her 。 Now her grandma is dying and she trying to spent as much time with her as possible 。 The new vicar is a young man who is having douth about his faith 。 Her grandma is the one who will bring them together 。 Together they help a couple who lost ther baby 。 I loved that we see again all How she does it ？ Each one of her books is amazing 。 I should say that this one was the most emotional for me 。 This is Izzy and Noah story 。 She was raised by her grandparents because her mother never wanted her 。 Now her grandma is dying and she trying to spent as much time with her as possible 。 The new vicar is a young man who is having douth about his faith 。 Her grandma is the one who will bring them together 。 Together they help a couple who lost ther baby 。 I loved that we see again all the midwives 。 I received this book from net galley and the publisher as an ARC。 Thank you！ All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Dawn Probert
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How lovely to catch up with the busy midwives at Port Agnes unit。Lovely to catch up on the babies being born。This book has sensitively dealt with many taboo subjects and it was a book I cried out and sobbed with in many places。The book introduced the new fit vicar Noah and he was lovely to read about and to see him grow unseen he love of Eileen and his Godfather Jeremy。This was a lovely book。Thank you Netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review。
Helen Appleby
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I absolutely love the Cornish midwifeSeries so was eagerly looking forward to reading this one which is the fifth instalment in the series。 These booksCan be read standalone if you haven’t read the series but for the full enjoyment I highly recommend youRead them all。 This story concentrated on the character of Izzy as the central focal point of the story although the otherMidwife’s and inhabitants of Port Agnes also feature including the introduction of Noah the new stand in vicar of the parish I absolutely love the Cornish midwifeSeries so was eagerly looking forward to reading this one which is the fifth instalment in the series。 These booksCan be read standalone if you haven’t read the series but for the full enjoyment I highly recommend youRead them all。 This story concentrated on the character of Izzy as the central focal point of the story although the otherMidwife’s and inhabitants of Port Agnes also feature including the introduction of Noah the new stand in vicar of the parish who is the subject of lots of attention albeit not always of the welcomed variety。 Can Noah help Izzy to work her way through how she is feeling about her grandma nonna illness and can Izzy help Noah to work through what is going on behind the closed doors of the church and in his heart。 This was a heartwarming yet heartbreaking in places instalment and I was hooked from the first page and almost read it in one sitting。 It felt fabulous to be transported back to the amazing midwifes and the fabulous job they do caring from the people of port Agnes。 These books have a realCommunity spirit of friendship love and kindness and how everyone works together to make living their a better place。 。。。more
Susan
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