Books by Kate Manning
language
English
review 1: I love historical fiction where part of the book is a true story. Madame X (Axie Muldoon) was a midwife for 20 years in NYC. But before she became a midwife, she was an orphan, during terrible times in the late 19th century. Axie was on the orphan train, not being adopted and t...
language
English
review 1: This was a surprise reading success. Based on real historical figures and considerable research on life in New York in the 19th century, I enjoyed this well written tale of Axie the poor Irish girl who battled all that life could throw at her - and ended up triumphant. Great we...