| Edition |
First Gallery Books trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
335, 9 unnumbered pages : map ; 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-329). |
| Note |
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 |
Enslaved persons -- Fiction.
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Midwives -- Italy -- Venice -- Fiction.
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Venice (Italy) -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction.
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Jews -- Fiction.
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Christians -- Fiction.
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| ISBN |
9781451657470 paperback |
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1451657471 paperback |
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