Another great read by Amanda Peters! The Birthing Tree is a wonderful story of love, family, friends, and traditions. Aliet Paul was raised by her grandmother, Kiju, a Mi’kmaw woman, after her own mother died in childbirth. She never knew who her father was, and no one would tell her. The “Birthing Tree,” where Kiju helped bring many children into the world, is its own character. A dual-timeline book where the world has evolved and most women are choosing more modern hospital births, both Kiju and Aliet fight to hold onto traditions and protect the birthing tree.
The Birthing Tree by Amanda Peters, (List Price: $28, Catapult, 9781646223695, September 2026)
Reviewed by Barbara, Page 158 Books in Wake Forest, NC