"The Witch of Cologne" is a fascinating book that has a huge philosophical element, as well as a great deal about romance, obsession, faith and simple love The book is set at the very beginning of the age of enlightenment and new religious ideas and thoughts are pouring out of everyone-as are new religions/5(67). The Witch of Cologne. Tobsha Learner. HarperCollins, - Cologne (Germany) - pages. 8 Reviews. Ruth Elazar ben Saul is a beautiful Jewish midwife charged by an Inquisitor with heresy in 17th-century Germany. Being the daughter of her city's chief rabbi and having a reputation as the best midwife in the region do nothing to help her case /5(8). 7 rows · · About the Author. Originally from London, where she trained to be a sculptor, Tobsha Learner has Brand: Tom Doherty Associates.
The Witch of Cologne Tobsha Learner From the author of the sensational and erotic bestseller Quiver comes an epic love story from the 17th century. this is the story of Ruth bas Elazar Saul, a Jewish midwife who returns to her home of Deutz, outside Cologne in Germany. Tobsha Learner is a British/Australian novelist, playwright and screenwriter. Her first collection of short stories, Quiver, sold , copies worldwide. She has sold over thousand books and is in translation in a number of countries. Her publishers have included Tor US, LittleBrown UK and Harper Collins AU. In Tobsha Learner's The Witch of Cologne, 17th century heroine Ruth bas Elazer Saul is first introduced to the Zohar by her mother, and then by her nurse, Rosa, after her mother's passing. Ruth employs this sacred knowledge in her career as a midwife, using revolutionary methods of childbirth and healing that lead to accusations of witchcraft, imprisonment, and a forbidden love affair.
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