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Original Title:	The Witch of Cologne
ISBN:	0765350467 (ISBN13: 9780765350466)
Edition Language:	English

The Witch of Cologne

Tobsha Learner

Paperback | Pages: 451 pages

Rating: 3.67 | 2015 Users | 252 Reviews

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Title	:	The Witch of Cologne
Author	:	Tobsha Learner
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 451 pages
Published	:	January 15th 2007 by Tor Books (first published February 25th 2004)
Categories	:	Historical. Historical Fiction. Fiction. Romance

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A Time of Peril
 
The Inquisitor, Carlos Vicente Solitario, charges a young Jewish midwife, Ruth bas Elazar Saul, with heresy.  Ruth may be the daughter of the city's chief rabbi, but this is no protection against the Inquisition's accusations. 
 
A Quest for Justice
 
Detlef von Tennen, nobleman and canon, cousin to the Archbishop, suspects that something other than religion drives Solitario to persecute Ruth.  Determined to ensure that justice is done, Detlef joins the investigation--and finds his passions fully aroused by Ruth's impressive intelligence and darkly exotic beauty. 
 
Two Hearts' Desires
 
All her life, Ruth bas Elazar Saul has thirsted for knowledge, despite the price she paid by concealing her gender and being cast out of her father's house.  Her faith sustains her through all, even the attentions of the Inquisition.  Then, in the very heart of danger, God blesses her with the greatest love she has ever known. 

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While I was initially really intrigued by the setting and characters, the plot turned out to be startlingly simple. I was a little confused and waiting for the twist, until I discovered that the "twist" was that this book is essentially soft core hetero porn against a historical backdrop with occasional cameos by more interesting characters for local colour.Rotten rotten tomatoes, this one.

Two stars because it would have been better without the gratuitous sex. But sometimes publishers want that and it added nothing to the story.This is a tale of a midwife living in the mid-17th century and it describes the life of a Jewess in Germany at that time with all the issues she would have faced. It is a complex story that is well thought out and covers her life and her beliefs until her death 20 years later.I will look for more from this author because she did a great job until the

I didn't finish this book. I might pick it up later, but I might not. There *is* a good story in the book - I know it - but it is buried under so much political crap that I just can't get through! So I put it down for now...

On the one hand, I appreciate a work that attempts on multiple levels to convey the historical difference between one time and another, for example, by emphasizing how much earthier a time was the 17th century than, say, now. On the other hand, I am suspicious of a novel that can't manage to get through a three-page section without talking, in detail, about pee, sudden erections, body odor, ad literal nauseam. It felt a bit as if it had been composed by a fourth-grader with a very large

Taking place in the 17th century Germania, this novel centers around Ruth bas Elazar Saul, a Jewish midwife and daughter of the chief Rabbi of Deutz, the Jewish ghetto outside of Cologne. Ruth, uncharacteristically headstrong as opposed to most women of the period, secretly studies philosophy and actually goes to Amsterdam to escape and arranged marriage, disguised as a boy to continue her studies. There, she acquires her knowledge and skill of midwifery, which she brings home. Word of her skill

Really found this book interesting with its historical take on midwife's & their toils during the Inquisition. Lots of herbal remedies from days of yore are mixed in with a story of a young maiden's education in the medicinal ways of the time. Persecution is too quickly upon her and secret dealings with those in need soon have her imprisoned as a witch. She has one man on her side... but his adoration winds up with them both running from the powers that be. It tangles in all the characters

I found this book engaging reading, but was sometimes frustrated by the anachronistic behavior of the characters. I also found the supernatural aspects a bit jarring, though I usually don't mind that, and even seek it out in other books. It just didn't work for me in this book. I found myself wishing it was just straightforward historical fiction without the bits about demonic possession, but the book is what it is. That said, I learned something about the Enlightenment period, especially the