The Midwife's Confession

I can not put this book down.  It is SOOOOO good.  Before this, I was a diehard Jodi Picoult fan. Would have sworn by her.  Not going to lie...I think Diane Chamberlain may be her long-lost sister writer, as their style is so similar and the plotline of The Midwife's Confession could have easily been a product of Picoult.  In other words, I have a new author.  I just went on goodreads.com and read all of Chamberlain's book summaries and placed a number of them on my "want to read" list. 

So the gist: This book goes back and forth across the lifespans of three women: Tara, Emerson, and Noelle.  Noelle is the midwife that is mentioned in the title.  The three women become friends in college; Noelle is their R.A. and Tara and Emerson are freshmen roommates (These two knew each other prior).  Their lives intertwine as they enter adulthood.  Tara and Emerson both marry and become mothers; Noelle becomes engaged to a man named Ian.  They all live in the same town and see each other regularly.  But here's where the plot begins.  Noelle surprisingly commits suicide without leaving anything behind.  When her friends search through her beloingings, they find a letter written to a woman named Anna; in the letter, Noelle admits to dropping another woman's baby (killing it) and stealing Anna's baby as a replacement.  From there, a full out mystery begins, as Tara and Emerson search for Anna...and the truth.