The Midwife's Apprentice[助产士的学徒]

图书标准信息

• 作者 Karen Cushman（凯伦·库什曼） 著
• 出版社 HarperCollins
• 出版时间 1996-08
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780064406307
• 定价 43.20元
• 装帧 平装
• 开本 其他
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 128页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

LikeCushman's1995NewberyHonorBook,Catherine,CalledBirdy,thisnovelisaboutastrongyoungwomaninmedievalEnglandwhofindsherownwayhome.Thisisaworld,likeChaucer's,that's...dangerous,primitiveandraucous.Fromthefirstpageyou'recaughtbythespiritofthehomeless,namelesswaif,somewherearound12yearsold.Shegetsthevillagemidwifetotakeherin,befriendsacat,namesherselfAlyce,andlearnssomethingaboutdeliveringbabies.Whenshefails,sherunsaway,butshepicksherselfupagainandreturnstoworkandindependence.

【作者简介】

KarenCushmanhasalong-standinginterestinhistory.Shesays,"Igrewtiredofhearingaboutkings,princes,generalsandpresidents.Iwantedtoknowwhatlifewaslikeforordinaryyoungpeopleinothertimes."ResearchintomedievalEnglishhistoryandcultureledtothewritingofCatherineCalledBirdy,winnerofthe1995NewberyHonorAward,andTheMidwife'sApprentice,winnerofthe1996NewberyMedal.HerresearchmovedinanewdiredtionasshelearnedaboutnineteenthcenturywomenandchildrenforTheBalladofLucyWhipple.

Ms.CushmanwasborninChicago,Illinois.ShereceivedanM.A.inHumanBehaviorandoneinMuseumStudies.SheandherhusbandanddaughtersharetheirOakland,California,homewithtwocats,adogandarabbit.