The Shomrei Book Club will travel back 5 centuries to 16th Century Italy in The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich. We will meet on Monday, Dec. 14 at 7:30 pm.
The mid-wife, our heroine, is renowned for her skill in bringing live babies into the world, but she is forbidden to minister to Christian women. In desperation, a local nobleman promises her a huge reward if she will ignore the law and help his wife, who is in labor. The money would be enough to free the mid-wife’s husband from prison. What should she do? Read the book and join us …bring a friend too.
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