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The Midwife of Venice
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The Midwife of Venice Paperback - 2012

by Rich, Roberta

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Beautifully told with exceptional skill, "The Midwife of Venice" brings to life a time and a place cloaked in fascination and mystery and introduces a captivating new talent in historical fiction.

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  • Title The Midwife of Venice
  • Author Rich, Roberta
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 352
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Gallery Books, New York
  • Date 2012-02-14
  • Features Bibliography, Glossary, Maps
  • Bookseller's Inventory # Q13C-01228
  • ISBN 9781451657470 / 1451657471
  • Weight 0.6 lbs (0.27 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.2 x 1 in (20.32 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
    • Religious Orientation: Jewish
  • Library of Congress subjects Historical fiction, Jews
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Summary

Hannah Levi is renowned throughout Venice for her gift at coaxing reluctant babies from their mothersâÈ'a gift aided by the secret âÈêbirthing spoonsâÈë she designed. But when a count implores her to attend to his wife, who has been laboring for days to give birth to their firstborn son, Hannah is torn. A Papal edict forbids Jews from rendering medical treatment to Christians, but the payment he offers is enough to ransom her beloved husband, Isaac, who has been captured at sea. Can Hannah refuse her duty to a suffering woman? HannahâÈçs choice entangles her in a treacherous family rivalry that endangers the baby and threatens her voyage to Malta, where Isaac, believing her dead in the plague, is preparing to buy his passage to a new life. Not since The Red Tent or People of the Book has a novel transported readers so intimately into the complex lives of women centuries ago or so richly into a story of intrigue that transcends the boundaries of history.

From the publisher

Roberta Rich divides her time between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Colima, Mexico. This is her first novel.

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"A beautifully conceived debut novel... AÂ finely drawn plot with well-developed characters to
whom the reader feels a deep connection. Historical fact is well preserved in the fictional story, and it seems clear that Rich herself feels an abiding connection with that story and her characters. The pages fly by as we too connect deeply with Hannah and Isaac. A highly recommended novel."

Citations

  • Kirkus Reviews, 03/01/2012, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 01/02/2012, Page 57

About the author

Roberta Rich divides her time between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Colima, Mexico. This is her first novel.

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