Historical novel set around ENGLAND (Birmingham)
The Midwife of Venice
Location(s): Malta, Venice
Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
Era(s): 1575
A novel set in the ghetto of Venice and Malta in 1575. Hannah Levi is a Jewish midwife whose husband, Isaac, is being held as a slave by the Knights of Jerusalem in Malta. Hannah needs to raise money for his ransom, so agrees to attend the difficult birth of a Venetian aristocrat. Should anything go wrong, all Jews in Venice will be at risk. However, Isaac is her only concern.
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