The Midwife: Salem Village - Book 2

by Pegg Thomas

270 pages, Paperback

Published January 6, 2026

About the author

Pegg Thomas lives in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula with Michael, her husband of *mumble* years. She creates American stories with real history and fictional characters inspired by her ancestors who immigrated here in the early 1600s.

Reviews

[Connie · Rating 5 out of 5]

I enjoyed this even more than the Carpenter, if that's even possible. The Midwife picks up where The Carpenter ended, this time focusing on a minor character in the previous two books, Hester Fuller. Hester finds herself in an unusual position as midwife to the entirety of Salem in the midst of the witch trials, where every expectant mother is terrified that if their baby is born with some kind of spot on them, it could be construed as witchcraft. I was also amazed that even daring to speak out against the insanity was enough cause to have someone arrested, tried, and convicted of being a witch. For me, reading this book took the phrase "walking on eggshells" to a whole new level, and I'm convinced that even looking at someone cross-eyed would have been enough to have someone accused of being a witch. I can't wait to finish this series by reading The Brewer!