The Harem Midwife - Softcover

Rich, Roberta

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0091946786 ISBN 13: 9780091946784

Publisher: Ebury Press (Fiction), 2013

Synopsis

Safiye had more to worry about than simply birthing this child. Her only son might not live to hear the call for morning prayers. If there ever was a time when the Empire required a male heir it was now.

In the opulent royal palace of Murat III, on the shores of Constantinople, midwife Hannah Levi is charged with ensuring the Sultan’s harem provides him with a male heir.

If she fails, the entire Ottoman Empire will collapse. But the slave girl who has been stolen away to be the Sultan’s latest concubine is not all she seems...

About this title

Review:

"The details of 16th-century life in Constantinople are delightfully portrayed, the storyline is compelling .... "The Harem Midwife" is an entertaining read, sure to please those who enjoyed "The Midwife of Venice" and certain to find new fans as well."--"The Vancouver Sun""Rich describes the opulence of royal life in Constantinople set against conspiracy and betrayal. There is perfidy amidst the lushness of rooms overflowing with silks and jeweled brocades and infused with the scent of orange blossoms .... In Rich's Constantinople, the more heavenly the surroundings, the more treacherous the characters, and Hannah must figure out whom to trust." --Toronto Star

Book Description:

A rollicking, fast-paced historical novel set in a Harem in sixteenth-century Constantinople.

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press (Fiction)
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0091946786
• ISBN 13: 9780091946784
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320