{"product_id":"the-midwife-of-venice-9781451657470","title":"The Midwife of Venice","description":"\u003cb\u003eNot since Anna Diamant's \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e or Geraldine Brooks's \u003ci\u003ePeople of the Book\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \"lavishly detailed\" (\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e Canada) debut that masterfully captures sixteenth-century Venice against a dramatic and poetic tale of suspense.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout The Midwife of Venice\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHannah Levi is renowned throughout Venice for her gift at coaxing reluctant babies from their mothers using her secret \"birthing spoons.\" 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHannah'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, \u003ci\u003eThe Midwife of Venice\u003c\/i\u003e brings to life a time and a place cloaked in fascination and mystery and introduces a captivating new talent in historical fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDebut novel by Roberta Rich\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSet in 16th century Venice during the Renaissance\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompelling female protagonist facing moral dilemmas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExplores Jewish history and cultural conflicts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRecommended for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePeople of the Book\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePaperback edition published February 2012\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished by Gallery Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoberta Rich divides her time between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Colima, Mexico. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gallery Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50680928829714,"sku":"9781451657470","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_b8ddf85d-3d05-46d2-84c8-527a513d3416.jpg?v=1733946076","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-midwife-of-venice-9781451657470","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}