In the heart of a Vermont snowstorm, the lines between life and death blur for Sibyl Danforth, a seasoned midwife with fifteen years of quiet dedication behind her. When a routine home birth spirals into a harrowing fight for survival, Sibyl makes a split-second decision that could save a child but potentially destroy her own life. Performing an emergency Caesarean in a home cut off from the world by snow and silence, Sibyl emerges from the night with a newborn in arms and a haunting question: Did she save a life, or did she take one? Through the eyes of Connie, Sibyl's observant fourteen-year-old daughter, "Midwives" unfolds as both a riveting drama and a deep moral quandary. As the community of Reddington, Vermont, becomes a crucible of suspicion and legal battle, every belief Sibyl has held about her profession, her integrity, and herself is put to the test. Chris Bohjalian crafts a narrative that is as compelling as it is contemplative, weaving a tale that challenges the boundaries of responsibility and the profound costs of action in the face of uncertainty. This is a story that does not merely engage—it haunts, inviting readers to question the very nature of guilt and redemption.