The Midwife of Venice (Midwife #1) by Roberta Rich-Used Carol Shaben her daughter Sveva Caetani and

her daughter Sveva Caetani and their personal secretary

discovers its secret

During the journey on a repurposed slave ship

you have been waiting for me

and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world—a place of love

The Midwife of Venice (Midwife #1) by Roberta Rich-Used Carol Shaben her daughter Sveva Caetani andAt midnight, the dogs, cats, and rats rule Venice. The Ponte di Ghetto Nuovo, the bridge that leads to the ghetto, trembles under the weight of sacks of rotting vegetables, rancid fat, and vermin. Shapeless matter, perhaps animal, floats to the surface of Rio di San Girolamo and hovers on its greasy waters. Through the mist rising from the canal the cries and grunts of foraging pigs echo. Seeping refuse on the streets renders the pavement slick and