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Firsttime novelist inspired by Venice’s old ghetto

June 25, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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Sheldon Kirshner Staff Reporter Roberta Rich, a former family law lawyer who has been writing since high school, has written her first novel, The Midwife of Venice (Doubleday Canada), which was published recently. A historical novel taking place in 16th-century Venice and Malta and focusing on a Jewish woman who…

9 March 2011 by Jaclyn review of The Midwife of Venice

March 11, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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Overall, definitely a good read. At its heart, it’s a beautiful love story. It’s refreshing to see a romance where the couple is so secure in their love for each other, with no contrived conflict to make them doubt each other, and where much bigger issues like culture and economics…

Feb. 26/11 The thrill of adventure, the smell of blood

February 28, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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Historical novels can open windows onto the past, shedding light on parts of society previously hidden from view. Already segregated because of their religion, and with their influence kept to the private sphere, the lives of Jewish women in Renaissance Venice were more concealed than many. In her debut novel,…

Feb. 24, 2011 Regaling Roberta

February 25, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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posted by Iris Walker for BookLounge.ca Have you ever read a book that touched, moved and brought you to tears? It may sound dramatic, but with no exaggeration, Roberta Rich’s historical fiction The Midwife of Venice, set against the backdrop of sixteenth-century Italy, is that kind of book for me.…

The life thematic

February 24, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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by Mark Medley, National Post · Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 For the past several years, author Joy Fielding has taught a course at the University of Toronto called "How to Write a Bestseller." If anyone's qualified to teach this class, it's Fielding, who has published 22 (mostly bestselling) novels since…

Saturday Read: The Midwife of Venice by Roberta Rich

February 21, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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Alex wrote on the College Candy Blog: I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: I’m a history buff. I love reading historical biographies and learning all I can about times long gone. However, historical fiction is a genre I’ve barely scratched the surface of. I just don’t find…

Details, not the story, will stay with readers

February 14, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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Reviewed by: Jennifer Ryan Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition February 12, 2011 H9 The Midwife of Venice By Roberta Rich Doubleday Canada, 336 pages, $23 CANADIAN Roberta Rich has combined two subjects of historical fiction -- anti-Semitism and midwifery -- in her first stab at commercial fiction…

Feb. 8, 2011 The Midiwfe of Venice is born!

February 8, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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The Midwife of Venice ‘At midnight, the dogs, cats and rats rule Venice. The Ponte di Ghetto Nuovo, the bridge which leads to the ghetto, trembles under the weight of sacks rotting vegetables, rancid fat and vermin... It was on such a night that the men came for Hannah.’ Dear…

20 Writerly Questions from Random House

February 7, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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20 Writerly Questions for Roberta Rich 1. How would you summarize your book in one sentence? The Midwife of Venice is the story a 16th century woman with poor impulse control who risks her life and the lives of the entire Jewish ghetto to save the man she loves. 2.…

January 24, 2011

January 24, 2011March 20, 2018 by Venice

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The MIdwife of Venice is making her debut tomorrow night at Rio Caliente, in Guadalajara, Mexico. I am speaking with writer, Beryl Young. Very excited!

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