Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Sally Hepworth's "The Secrets of Midwives," the movie

Featured at My Book, The Movie: The Secrets of Midwives by Sally Hepworth.

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Oooh, this is fun!

Okay, for the role of Neva, the youngest midwife, I think Jennifer Lawrence would be great. Neva uses humor and sarcasm as a shield to intimacy—with everyone, but most especially with her mother, Grace. She keeps herself to herself and the only time she lets her guard down is when she coaches her clients in labor. I also think Scarlett Johansson would do a great job in this role, as would Amy Adams.

Grace, Neva’s mother, is a home-birthing hippie. Fond of flagrant displays of emotion, she drives her conservative daughter crazy. As soon as I started writing this character I started visualizing Susan...[read on]
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My Book, The Movie: The Secrets of Midwives.

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