The Midwife's Revolt is set in and around Boston in 1775. It is the middle of the War of Independence, and Lizzie Boylston loses her husband in the battle of Charleston. Lizzie's in-laws want to take her to Britain with them, but she refuses. She is a midwife who is needed as well as the owner of a farm that needs to be worked. She takes comfort in her deepening friendship with Abigail Adams. Soon, word spreads of Lizzie’s extraordinary midwifery and healing skills, and she begins to channel her grief into caring for those who need her. She ends up doing more than just midwifery as their are not many doctors and is called in when 2 patriots die. She realized they have been poisoned and ends up in the middle of the investigation, spying while in disguise. The plot could easily end in death for Lizzie and others as well as determine the outcome of the war.

I enjoyed this book. I haven't read many set during the War of Independence and I found this interesting. I also connected to the setting as I spent a week in Braintree, Quincy and Weymouth just last year. This is a book about strong, smart, independent women who were an important part of the war. This is a story of friendship, courage, love and espionage. I learned about the health issues of the time, as well as how women were treated. I suggest you read the author's note as she explains about her research and which characters are real, and which are part of her imagining of the story.

No longer interested as I clear through my old galleys to see what I want to keep.