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| Title |
The midwife of Venice / Roberta Rich |
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| Publisher |
New York : Gallery Books, 2012, c2011 |
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| Bangor Pub. Lib. Fiction Cellar
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R3764 .m |
AVAILABLE |
MSCC |
| Edition |
1st Gallery Books trade pbk. edition |
| Phys Descr |
335, 9 unnumbered pages ; 21 cm |
| Note |
"Originally published in Canada in 2011 by Random House of Canada Limited"--T.p. verso |
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"A novel"--Cover |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-329) |
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Includes a readers group guide |
| Summary |
"Hannah Levi is renowned throughout Venice for her gift at coaxing reluctant babies from their mothers--a gift aided by the secret "birthing spoons" she designed. But when a count implores her to attend to his wife, who has been laboring for days to give birth to their firstborn son, Hannah is torn. A Papal edict forbids Jews from rendering medical tratment to Christians, but the payment he offers is enough to ransom her beloved husband, Isaac, who has been captured at sea"--P. [4] of cover |
| Subject |
Midwives -- Italy -- Venice -- Fiction
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Jews -- Fiction
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Christians -- Fiction
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Slaves -- Fiction
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Venice (Italy) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
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| OCLC # |
741542745 |
| ISBN # |
9781451657470 |
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1451657471 |
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