The Woman Who Never Lost a Birth: A True Story of Refugee Life, Creation and Survival

A powerful literary novel based on true events.


Set against the backdrop of war, displacement, and survival, The Woman Who Never Lost a Birth tells the remarkable story of Parthena Kazantzi—a midwife whose hands brought life into the world even in humanity’s darkest hours.


From the lost lands of Pontus to the refugee settlements of Macedonia, this is a story of exile, resilience, creation, and legacy.


A moving historical narrative about the people history forgot—but memory never did.