"A tale woven in 16th century Venice is as gripping and relevant to a 21st century traveller as a modern day guidebook - well, it is if you’re not looking for restaurant tips or shopping guides! As a visitor to Venice today you will be surrounded by the very same sights (and smells!) as author Roberta Rich’s protagonist Hannah Levi. Be sure to include the Venice ghetto in your wanderings; it is the oldest Jewish district in Europe and although tourists and residents alike can now move freely between it and the rest of the city, for Hannah a call to attend a complicated birth at the house of a wealthy, Christian Conte is punishable by death. Lured by a the promise of enough money to free her enslaved husband, Hannah saves both baby and mother and is pitched into an adventure that ends with exile to Constantinople. With danger at every turn for both Hannah and her husband Isaac, the suspense may keep you up all night!"