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User: I am looking for a midwife book that takes place in Norway or iceland.

I am looking for a midwife book that takes place in Norway or iceland. I read it once and want to review and I cannot remember the title....thanks

Assistant: Good question.

Good question. A couple of midwife-books set in Norway or Iceland match what you described — you might be thinking of one of these.

📚 Midwife books set in Norway / Iceland

• Midwives — while not explicitly labeled in its description as Norway or Iceland-set, it's a popular midwife novel (so if your memory isn’t crisp, it’s worth checking).
• The Midwife — though this novel is more associated with Finland/WWII than Iceland or Norway, some readers mix up Nordic-region settings, so maybe this is what you remember.
• A strong candidate (not in the recommendation carousel because out of typical US-site inventory) is Animal Life by Auður Ava Ólafsdóttir — its protagonist is a midwife in Iceland. Wikipedia
• Another likely match is Midwife on Earth by Edvard Hoem — set in 19th-century Norway, following a woman who trains and serves as a midwife across remote rural parts of Norway. Books From Norway

Because memory is tricky, I suggest starting with Animal Life and Midwife on Earth, and see if either rings a bell.

If you like — I can run a broader search of 10–15 novels that match “midwife + Norway/Iceland/historical fiction” — with short blurbs — to help jog your memory. Want me to build that list for you now?