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Isabella Davidson is the author of the popular blog, Notting Hill Yummy Mummy, which chronicles the entertaining lives of west London residents. Through the blog she has written features for The Times, The Saturday Times Magazine, Corner Magazine, and has been interviewed by Financial Times, Harper's Bazaar, The Spectator, The Times and many more.

She started The Beta Mum during the six-month Faber Academy writing course. Prior to starting to writing career, she worked for a Nobel Prize-winning humanitarian organisation and as a doctor for the National Health Service. She grew up on four continents before settling down in London fifteen years ago. She currently lives in west London with her husband and her two small children.
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BIG NEWS: My debut historical fiction novel, The Midwife of Saigon, is coming out on March 30th, 2027!

I am so thrilled to announce that my debut historical fiction novel, The Midwife of Saigon, is coming out next year, published by Cranthorpe Millner! Inspired by my grandmother’s life in Vietnam during the Indochina and Vietnam wars and my family’s persecution, it deals with themes of love and loss, courage and determination, resilience and hope and finding peace through adversity. It is dedic

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BIG NEWS: My debut historical fiction novel, The Midwife of Saigon, is coming out on March 30th, 2027!



I am so thrilled to announce that my debut historical fiction novel, The Midwife of Saigon, is coming out next year, published by Cranthorpe Millner! Read more of this blog post »
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