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At midnight, the dogs, cats, and rats rule Venice. The Ponte di Ghetto Nuovo, the bridge that leads to the ghetto, trembles under the weight of sacks of rotting vegetables, rancid fat, and vermin. Seeping refuse on the streets renders the pavement slick and the walking treacherous. It was on such a night that the men came for Hannah. Hannah Levi is famed throughout Venice for her skills as a midwife but, as a Jew, the law forbids her from attending a Christian woman. However, when the Conte appears at her door in the ...

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The Midwife of Venice 2013, Anchor Canada

ISBN-13: 9780385679480

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The Midwife of Venice 2012, Gallery Books, New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9781451657470

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The Midwife of Venice 2012, Ebury Press, London

ISBN-13: 9780091944902

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The Midwife of Venice 2011, Anchor Canada

ISBN-13: 9780385668279

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