Lovie: The Story of a Southern Midwife and an Unlikely Friendship (Documentary Arts and Culture, Published in association with the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University) by Lisa Yarger - 2016-12

University of North Carolina Press, 2016. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

University of North Carolina Press, 2016. Hardcover. Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2016-12-01. Hardcover. Very Good. Signed and inscribed by the author to the previous owner. First edition. Book and dust jacket are in very good condition with no highlighting. Not ex-library.

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

Hardback. New. From 1950 until 2001, Lovie Beard Shelton practiced midwifery in easternNorth Carolina homes, delivering some 4,000 babies to black, white,Mennonite, and hippie women, to those too poor to afford a hospital birth,and to a few rich enough to have any kind of delivery they pleased. Her life,which was about giving life, was conspicuously marked by loss, including theuntimely death of her husband and the murder of her son. Lovie is a provocative chronicle of Shelton's life and work, which spannedenormous changes in midwifery and in the ways women give birth. In this artful exploration of documentary fieldwork, Lisa Yarger confronts the choices involved in producing an authentic portrait of a woman who is at once loner and self-styled folk hero. Fully embracing the difficulties of telling a true story, Yarger is able to get at the story of telling the story. As Lovie describes her calling, we meet a woman who sees herself working in partnership with God and who must wrestle with the… Read More

North Carolina, USA: University of North Carolina Press, 2016. 1st Edition . Very Good/Very Good. 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Dust jacket: Small light mark to rear cover. Preserved in a removable jacket protector. Overall jacket condition is Very Good. Book: Green cloth binding with small bumps to ends of spine. Unread copy in first class condition throughout. Overall book condition is Very Good. ISBN: 9781469630052. Size: 6.25 x 9.5 inches (16 x 24 cm). Hardback. Printed pages: 306

Univ of North Carolina Pr, 2016. Hardcover. New. 306 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.00 inches.