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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
February 14, 2012
Pages
335
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781451657470
ISBN-10
1451657471
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.50 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$16.00
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The Harem Midwife | The Marriage of Opposites | In the Courtyard of the Kabbalist | The Glassblower of Murano | The Sisters Weiss | The Four Seasons | The Venetian Bargain | Jerusalem Maiden | The Attack
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: Not since Anna Diamantâs The Red Tent or Geraldine Brooksâs 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. A âlavishly detailedâ (Elle Canada) debut that masterfully captures sixteenth-century Venice against a dramatic and poetic tale of suspense.
Hannah Levi is renowned throughout Venice for her gift at coaxing reluctant babies from their mothers using her secret âbirthing spoons.â When a count implores her to attend his dying wife and save their unborn son, she is torn. A Papal edict forbids Jews from rendering medical treatment to Christians, but his payment is enough to ransom her husband Isaac, who has been captured at sea. Can she refuse her duty to a woman who is suffering? Hannahâs choice entangles her in a treacherous family rivalry that endangers the child and threatens her voyage to Malta, where Isaac, believing her dead in the plague, is preparing to buy his passage to a new life. 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.
Hannah Levi is renowned throughout Venice for her gift at coaxing reluctant babies from their mothers using her secret âbirthing spoons.â When a count implores her to attend his dying wife and save their unborn son, she is torn. A Papal edict forbids Jews from rendering medical treatment to Christians, but his payment is enough to ransom her husband Isaac, who has been captured at sea. Can she refuse her duty to a woman who is suffering? Hannahâs choice entangles her in a treacherous family rivalry that endangers the child and threatens her voyage to Malta, where Isaac, believing her dead in the plague, is preparing to buy his passage to a new life. 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.
Editions
Paperback
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from Simon & Schuster (February 14, 2012)
9781451657470 | details & prices | 335 pages | 5.50 × 8.75 × 1.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $16.00
About: Not since Anna Diamantâs The Red Tent or Geraldine Brooksâs 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.
About: Not since Anna Diamantâs The Red Tent or Geraldine Brooksâs 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.
Miscellaneous
from Anchor Books (February 8, 2011)
9780385668286 | details & prices | 352 pages | List price $19.95
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