- Published: 16 February 2012
- ISBN: 9781446460856
- Imprint: Ebury Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
The Midwife of Venice
- Published: 16 February 2012
- ISBN: 9781446460856
- Imprint: Ebury Digital
- Format: EBook
- Pages: 352
A compelling and engaging novel, a well-researched high-stakes drama written with elegance and compassion: fascinating!
Sandra Gulland
A lavishly detailed historical novel
Elle Magazine
A lively tale involving love, blackmail, family, murder, plague, intercultural compassion, dramatic last-minute rescues and some very creative disguises . . . Rich capably depicts the strength of women and the precariousness of their lives, regardless of status or religion
The Globe and Mail
A meticulously researched page-turner that evokes renaissance Venice with remarkable clarity, radiance, and vigour
William Deverell
A suspenseful tale... The book is obviously well researched, and its descriptions of Venice and Malta are both fascinating and realistic
Vancouver Sun
Entertainingly suspenseful. . . . [A] moving melodrama of steadfast love against all odds. In a series of cliff-hanging chapters, Hannah transforms from a "timid little ghetto mouse" into a resourceful young woman as she seeks to save her husband and an innocent child.... Rich's fascinating historical details and her warm empathy for her protagonists will capture historical fiction fans and readers who enjoyed Anita Diamant's The Red Tent
Library Journal
Not only did Roberta Rich transport me to sixteenth-century Venice, with its seductive tapestry of smells, sights, textures and beliefs, she involved me in a poignant story of seasoned love. I don't know which I admired more - the wonderfully realized setting or the suspenseful story of Hannah and Isaac
Katherine Ashenburg
Rich skillfully incorporates a wealth of historical detail into her riveting tale of a heroine who won't give up on her marriage
Chicago Tribune
Rich successfully captures the seedy side of 16th-century Venice--the Jewish ghetto, the plague, the confluence of religious and legal authority
Publishers Weekly
Roberta Rich plunges into the stench, intrigue and skulduggery of 16th-century plague-ridden Venice. . . . Rich revels in the details of light, smell, sound, and larger-than-life characters
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