THE WITCH OF COLOGNE
A fiction set in 17th century Cologne: this is the love story of Ruth bas Saul, a Jewish midwife who, having studied under Spinoza, believes both in scientia nova and Kabbala which she uses in her midwifery; and Detlef von Tennen, a young Catholic canon attached to the Cathedral. When Ruth is arrested by a Spanish inquisitor, Detlef is forced to take charge of her interrogation…
Published by Harper Collins Australian, Forge - USA
Publisher's Weekly
'Sensuous - this steamy, riveting page-turner is also a paean to the triumph of a woman's spirit.'
A Booksense Book Of The Month - September 2005, USA
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