Goodreads: 3.61/5
Ghetto Nuovo, Venice, 1575
In the darkness of a cool night, a Christian nobleman appears at Hannah Levi’s door in the Jewish ghetto, imploring her to help his dying wife and save their unborn son. Hannah, known throughout Venice for her skill in midwifery, is terrified and reluctant to help. A Papal edict forbids Jews to render medical treatment to Christians, and breaking this law is punishable by torture and death. But can Hannah refuse her duty to a woman who is suffering? And can she refuse the handsome reward the nobleman offers when her husband, Isaac, has been captured at sea? The money is enough ransom to secure Isaac’s return to Venice…
Valletta, Malta, 1575
Isaac was at sea, journeying to Constantinople to sell silk and spices, when his ship was hijacked by mercenaries. Now he finds himself a captive slave in Malta, hundreds of miles from his beloved wife, whom he fears has perished in teh plague back home. Still, he’s determined to buy his passage to a new life by any means necessary…
Goodreads: 3.61/5
Ghetto Nuovo, Venice, 1575
In the darkness of a cool night, a Christian nobleman appears at Hannah Levi’s door in the Jewish ghetto, imploring her to help his dying wife and save their unborn son. Hannah, known throughout Venice for her skill in midwifery, is terrified and reluctant to help. A Papal edict forbids Jews to render medical treatment to Christians, and breaking this law is punishable by torture and death. But can Hannah refuse her duty to a woman who is suffering? And can she refuse the handsome reward the nobleman offers when her husband, Isaac, has been captured at sea? The money is enough ransom to secure Isaac’s return to Venice…
Valletta, Malta, 1575
Isaac was at sea, journeying to Constantinople to sell silk and spices, when his ship was hijacked by mercenaries. Now he finds himself a captive slave in Malta, hundreds of miles from his beloved wife, whom he fears has perished in teh plague back home. Still, he’s determined to buy his passage to a new life by any means necessary…
ISBN: 9780385679480
