The Harem Midwife
eBook - ePub

The Harem Midwife

A Novel

  1. 352 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Harem Midwife

A Novel

About this book

A sweeping work of historical fiction set in 16th-century Constantinople, The Harem Midwife is a richly detailed novel of Jewish exile, palace intrigue, and dangerous secrets inside the Ottoman Empire.

In 1578, Hannah and Isaac Levi—Venetian Jews forced from their homeland—have rebuilt their lives in the glittering yet volatile world of Sultan Murat III’s court. Isaac prospers in the thriving silk trade, while Hannah has become one of the most sought-after midwives in Constantinople, attending the women of the imperial harem.

When Hannah is summoned to the palace, she encounters Leah, a young Jewish girl abducted and delivered into the sultan’s harem. Chosen as a potential mother of an heir, Leah faces a brutal test that could seal her fate. Moved by the girl’s courage and desperate vulnerability, Hannah risks her hard-won security to protect her.

But as court politics tighten and a mysterious stranger from Venice threatens Hannah’s fragile peace, long-buried secrets begin to surface. In a world ruled by power, faith, and survival, one misstep could destroy everything she and Isaac have built.

Lush with historical detail, religious tension, and emotional depth, The Harem Midwife is an immersive tale of resilience, forbidden love, female solidarity, and survival in the shadow of empire.

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Information

Publisher
Gallery Books
Year
2014
eBook ISBN
9781476712819
Print ISBN
9781476712802
Subtopic
Historical Fiction

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Dedication
  3. Map of Constantinople in the 16th Century
  4. Chapter 1: Village of KaƟ
  5. Chapter 2: District of EminönĂŒ
  6. Chapter 3: Constantinople
  7. Chapter 4: Jewish Quarter
  8. Chapter 5: Imperial Palace
  9. Chapter 6: Jewish Quarter
  10. Chapter 7: Imperial Palace
  11. Chapter 8: The Aphrodite
  12. Chapter 9: District of EminönĂŒ
  13. Chapter 10: District of EminönĂŒ
  14. Chapter 11: District of EminönĂŒ
  15. Chapter 12: Constantinople
  16. Chapter 13: Imperial Palace
  17. Chapter 14: District of Pera
  18. Chapter 15: District of EminönĂŒ
  19. Chapter 16: Imperial Palace
  20. Chapter 17: District of EminönĂŒ
  21. Chapter 18: Imperial Palace
  22. Chapter 19: Constantinople
  23. Chapter 20: District of EminönĂŒ
  24. Chapter 21: Constantinople
  25. Chapter 22: District of EminönĂŒ
  26. Chapter 23: District of EminönĂŒ
  27. Chapter 24: Circumcision Day Parade
  28. Chapter 25: The Hippodrome
  29. Chapter 26: The Hippodrome
  30. Acknowledgments
  31. Historical Note
  32. Glossary
  33. Further Reading
  34. Readers Group Guide
  35. About Roberta Rich
  36. Copyright

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