Not since Anna Diamantâ€™s The Red Tent or Geraldine Brooksâ€™s People of the Book has a novel transported readers so intimately into the complex lives of women centuries ago

The Midwife of Venice

Not since Anna Diamantâ€™s The Red Tent or Geraldine Brooksâ€™s 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 â€œlavishly 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 â€œbirthing 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? Hannahâ€™s 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.
Country USA
Brand Gallery Books
Manufacturer Gallery Books
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 1451657471
ReleaseDate 2012-02-14
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451657470

The Midwife of Venice