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    The Midwife of Venice (Paperback) By (author) Roberta Rich

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    Short Description for The Midwife of Venice At midnight, the dogs, cats, and rats rule Venice. The Ponte di Ghetto Nuovo, the bridge that leads to the ghetto, trembles under the weight of sacks of rotting vegetables, rancid fat, and vermin. Seeping refuse on the streets renders the pavement slick and the walking treacherous. It was on such a night that the men came for Hannah.
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    Title
    The Midwife of Venice
    Authors and contributors
    By (author) Roberta Rich
    Physical properties
    Format: Paperback
    Number of pages: 352
    Width: 126 mm
    Height: 198 mm
    Thickness: 21 mm
    Weight: 247 g
    Audience
    General/trade
    Language
    English
    ISBN
    ISBN 13: 9780091944902
    ISBN 10: 0091944902
    Classifications
    Nielsen BookScan Product Class: F2.3
    BICMainSubject: FB
    Dewey: FIC
    BISAC category code: FIC014000
    Publisher
    Ebury Press
    Imprint name
    Ebury Press
    Publication date
    16 February 2012
    Publication City/Country
    London/GB
    Biographical note
    Roberta Rich divides her time between Vancouver and Colima, Mexico. She is a former family law lawyer. This is her debut novel.
    Promotional headline
    A rollicking, fast-paced historical novel set against the richness and squalor of 16th-century Venice and Malta.
    Main description
    A fast-paced historical debut set against the richness and squalor of 16th century Venice and Malta. Centres on a renowned Venetian midwife who, as a Jew, is banned from attending a Christian woman.
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    'At midnight, the dogs, cats, and rats rule Venice. The Ponte di Ghetto Nuovo, the bridge that leads to the ghetto, trembles under the weight of sacks of rotting vegetables, rancid fat, and vermin. It was on such a night that the men came for Hannah.' Hannah Levi is famed throughout Venice for her skills as a midwife but, as a Jew, the law forbids her from attending a Christian woman. However, when the Conte di Padovani appears at her door in the dead of night to demand her services, Hannah's compassion is sorely tested. And with the handsome reward he is offering, she could ransom back her imprisoned husband. But if she fails in her endeavours to save mother and child, will she be able to save herself, let alone her husband? 'A lavishly detailed historical novel' Elle
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    "A lavishly detailed historical novel" Elle Magazine "A lively tale involving love, blackmail, family, murder, plague, intercultural compassion, dramatic last-minute rescues and some very creative disguises ... Rich capably depicts the strength of women and the precariousness of their lives, regardless of status or religion" The Globe and Mail "A compelling and engaging novel, a well-researched high-stakes drama written with elegance and compassion: fascinating!" Sandra Gulland "A meticulously researched page-turner that evokes renaissance Venice with remarkable clarity, radiance, and vigour " William Deverell "Not only did Roberta Rich transport me to sixteenth-century Venice, with its seductive tapestry of smells, sights, textures and beliefs, she involved me in a poignant story of seasoned love. I don't know which I admired more - the wonderfully realized setting or the suspenseful story of Hannah and Isaac" Katherine Ashenburg