The harem midwife
Rich, Roberta2015
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In the opulent palace of the feared and revered Murat III, Hannah Levi, midwife to the Sultan's vast harem, is forced to ensure heirs for the kingdom. If she fails, the entire Ottoman Empire will collapse, but the woman who is chosen to be the Sultan's mistress is not all she seems. 1579: Hannah Levi, a Venetian exile, has set up a new life for herself as the best midwife in all of Constantinople, tending to the thousand women of the Sultan's lively and infamous harem. One night, when Hannah is unexpectedly summoned to the palace, she's confronted with Leah, a poor Jewish peasant girl who has been abducted and sold into the harem. The Sultan wants her to produce his heir, but the girl just wants to return to her home and the only life she has ever known. Will Hannah risk her life and livelihood to protect her?
Main title:
The harem midwife / Roberta Rich.
Author:
Rich, Roberta, author
Imprint:
Leicester : Charnwood, 2015.
Collation:
pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Standard print edition originally published: Canada: Doubleday Canada, 2013.
ISBN:
9781444824582 (hbk)
Dewey class:
813.6
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2211277