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The future is now. Roe v. Wade is history.
Abortion is becoming illegal state by state, with the South leading the way. Virginia is the latest domino to fall.
Mollie O'Shay, a retired nurse-midwife from California, packs her bags for Richmond to work in an underground abortion clinic. She starts seeing clients an hour after she steps off the plane. Soon she meets Toni, an alluring, possibly gun-toting anthropology professor. But Mollie isn't quite who she appears to be, and secrets from her past are about to catch up with her, jeopardizing everyone involved in the clinic.
Featuring a racially diverse, multigenerational and multigendered cast of characters, The Midwife's In Town presents a chilling but inspiring picture of what a post-Roe United States might look like.
About the author
Kate Jessica Raphael is a Seattle-based writer, activist and radio producer. She is the author of the IPPY award-winning Murder Under the Bridge: A Palestine Mystery and its sequel, Murder Under the Fig Tree, a Foreword INDIES Book of the Year and Lambda Literary Award finalist. Her writing has appeared in Sinister Wisdom, Reclaiming Quarterly and Truthout. Kate received a 2011 Hedgebrook residency. She is a former board member and volunteer of ACCESS Women's Health Justice and San Francisco Women Against Rape. Connect with her at www.kateraphael.com or https://www.facebook.com/kate.j.raphael.
