The Midwife's Cradle Was Empty

The Midwife’s Cradle Was Empty* is a hauntingly tender tale of a woman who brings countless lives into the world yet carries within her the silence of an unfulfilled womb. Set against the backdrop of a small town where whispers travel faster than the wind the novel explores the paradox of a midwife who becomes the guardian of other people’s beginnings while her own cradle remains untouched. Through nights of labor and cries of newborns she learns to stitch together fragments of love loss and longing. Every birth she witnesses becomes both a blessing and a wound each lullaby she hums for another’s child echoing in the empty space of her own home. But this is not only a story of absence—it is one of quiet resilience dignity and the courage to redefine motherhood beyond biology. As she grapples with societal expectations and her own aching heart the midwife discovers that nurturing is not confined to bloodlines. A lyrical and emotionally charged narrative The Midwife’s Cradle Was Empty will linger in readers’ hearts long after the final page. Jasmine Meher is an emerging voice in contemporary Indian literature known for weaving stories that blend emotional depth with powerful social themes. With a keen eye for the unspoken struggles of women and families her writing explores silence resilience and the courage to redefine life on one’s own terms. The Midwife’s Cradle Was Empty marks her bold step into fiction carrying her signature style of lyrical yet accessible storytelling. Passionate about giving voice to untold experiences Jasmine believes that stories are not just written—they are lived felt and shared across generations.