{"product_id":"the-midwife-of-venice-paperback","title":"The Midwife of Venice - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoberta Rich\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"An engrossing, well-written, and fast-paced\" (Joy Fielding, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author) historical novel following a woman in sixteenth-century Venice as she risks it all to save her missing husband.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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 \"will capture historical fiction fans and readers who enjoyed Anita Diamant's \u003ci\u003eThe Red Tent\u003c\/i\u003e\" (\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoberta Rich divides her time between Vancouver, British Columbia, and Colima, Mexico. This is her first novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 14, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53464007082291,"sku":"9781451657470","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/MwnYmjHYHs9781451657470.webp?v=1781554680","url":"https:\/\/rbangel-store.myshopify.com\/products\/the-midwife-of-venice-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}