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The harem midwife / Roberta Rich.
eISBN: 978-0-385-67667-0
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This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
Cover design: Terri Nimmo
Cover images: (woman) The Queen of the Harem (oil on canvas), Bredt, Max Ferdinand (1868–1921) / Private Collection / Photo © Christie’s Images / The Bridgeman Art Library; (city) A View of Constantinople by Edmund Berninger / Photo © Christie’s Images / Corbis; (vintage label) © Antolen / Dremstime.com; (satin ribbon) © Zhudiefeng / Dremstime.com
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