The wet nurse's tale book

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Women would, for various reasons, bring their children to be nursed by susans mother instead of nursing them themselves. Juliets nurse by lois leveen penguin random house canada. Erica eisdorfer susan rose isnt the average protagonist.

But the wet nurses tale takes the point of view of just such a girl. The wet nurses tale is a plot driven historical fiction novel about susan rose, the witty, illiterate daughter of a wet nurse who works as a maid in the great house in her village. Its the story of a young english girl, sarah rose, and her adventures as a wet nurse. I really like the authors style of writing and hope she will continue. Our main character, susan rose, grew up in a very full household. It is the tale of spunky susan rose and the trials she goes through to survive as a poor woman in a strict class system society in 1800s. Paperbacks are the meat pies of the book group, of course, so its a fond wish of mine that i get to do more book clubs. The wet nurse contemporary brazilian short stories cbss. The turn of the nineteeenth to the twentieth century tale is told in first person, with occasional breaks for short viginettes of the wealthy class women explain their how they came to require a wet nurse for their newborn child. A year of secrets, drama, and miracles with the heroes of the hospital by alexandra robbins is an eyeopening, riveting insight into the nursing profession. In her first novel, eisdorfer offers as a guide to victorian england her. Like many lowerclass women of victorian england, she was.

I found myself easily seeing the story through the eyes of the main character, susan rose. The wet nurses tale and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. The lawyers thoughts took him back to his childhood. Lists that contain the wet nurses tale by erica eisdorfer. The wet nurses tale made for a fun afternoon of reading. Season 1200 episode 1219 26m 47s susan rose is not your average victorian heroine.

Martin interviews erica eisdorfer about her book, the wet nurse s tale d. The wet nurses tale is the wonderfully engaging story of a young woman of the. The wet nurse s tale by eisdorfer, erica stay safe and healthy. A debut novel set in victorian england with a delightfully cheeky heroine who will have everyone talking. A revelatory take on the worlds bestknown love story. It gives a hobbyistnovelist like me hope and inspiration to get to whats really important. Erica eisdorfer i am the author of the wet nurses t ale, published by putnam in august of 2009.

The setting is the english countryside in the victorian age, a time when the local manor house provided almost all the employment for the surrounding town and a good wet nurse was in high demand. Book club the wet nurses tale savoring the sweet life. Theres a new boom in the sale of breast milk, largely to nicus, where it can mean the difference between life and death for a premature infant. The wet nurses tale kindle edition by erica eisdorfer. Her journey into the intimate lives of englands upper crust proves an illuminating and dangerous one as susan jumps from family to familyuntil her father sells her son. Bright and clever with a sharptongued, adventurous heroine w. Considering who recommended it, i thought it would be a poorly written tale about servants in victorian england. Despite her life of suffering as a slave, she was cheerful and affectionate with him, welcoming him into her arms to nurse, rocking him to sleep with songs in her african language. The story is narrated by a wet nurse who lives in england in the 1800s. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Lois leveens new novel is the vividly imagined, utterly intriguing answer to this question.

But when her own child is sold by her father and sent to a london lady who had recently lost a baby, susan manages to convince his new foster mother, mrs. Instead, it was a brilliantly written tale of servants in victorian england. She grows up in a povertystricken village in which every citizen depends on work over at the great house, where a family of the gentry lives in oblivious entitlement. The wet nurses tale is a funny and captivating read that manages to convey an enormous amount of information about breastfeeding, wet nursing other womens babies and the myriad reasons why a wet nurse might need to be employed and life among both the lower and upper classes in victorian england. The real strength of his book lies, in fact, in his essential aloneness, his passionate conviction that. A bawdy young woman who could easily have walked off the pages of the canterbury tales, susan ends up wetnursing after getting unexpectedly and illicitly pregnant, and her alcoholic and abusive father forces her to leave her child and take up the occupation. I heard about the wet nurses tale by erica eisdorfer from entertainment weekly. As a historical novel it was fascinating, telling a story that is rarely even alluded to in other books. The wet nurses tale by erica eisdorfer book cover, description, publication.

Wet nursed children may be known as milksiblings, and in some cultures the families are linked by a special relationship of milk kinship. I picked this up at the used book store without knowing anything about it, and i absolutely loved it. Publication date 2009 topics wet nurses, mothers and sons, family secrets publisher new york. The story offers a fresh perspective into the lives of the servants who must wait on the very rich, even when they are treated as if they are no more than things. In her first novel, eisdorfer offers as a guide to victorian england her entertaining. One of the perks of being a librarian is that i get to read about books way in. The wet nurses tale by erica eisdorfer nook book barnes. Goodreads members voted the wet nurse s tale into the following lists. In her first novel, eisdorfer offers as a guide to victorian england her entertaining and surprising protagonist, susan rose. What a great book too heres some quick info from the publisher. Although full of facts it reads like a novel and maintains an intriguing pace.

I meant to save it for this mornings workout session at the gym, but the book was so much fun that it didnt even last a day. The wet nurses t ale by erica eisdorfer the wet nurses t ale was excellently written and unlike anything ive read before. The wet nurses tale by erica eisdorfer 9780425234471. When susan gives birth to a baby and a desperate mother calls for a wet nurse, susan finds herself sold to the highest bidder. Her journey into the intimate lives of englands upper crust proves an illuminating and dangerous one as susan jumps from family to familyuntil her. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Her journey proves an illuminating and dangerous one as susan jumps from family to familyuntil h. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. This book will be best appreciated by women who have bore children and is definitely meant to be read by women over the age of fifteen years of age because of adult subject matter and. Susan follows in her mothers footsteps and becomes a wet nurse herself after several pantry dalliances with the young son of her employers. The wet nurses tale by erica eisdorfer fantastic fiction. Buy berkley trade the wet nurse s tale by erica eisdorfer isbn. The wet nurses tale, is a rich, rollicking portrait of love, life, and motherhood in victorian englandwhere things are much less buttonedup than they seem.

The wet nurses tale is the story of young susan rose, who must find work as a wet nurse when her baby is taken from her. If you love historical fiction, i highly recommend this book. Earlier this month tanya over at motherwear asked who would be interested in reading the wet nurses tale by erica eisdorfer, putnam 2009 with her as a sort of mini online bookclub. Martin interviews erica eisdorfer about her book, the wet nurse s tale skip to main content connect with pbs on facebook.

Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. The unknown, hidden gems of historical fiction, historical fiction worth reading. Find books like the wet nurses t ale from the worlds largest community of readers. Interview with erica eisdorfer, author of the wet nurses tale. The lifesaving, horrifying history of wet nurses jstor daily. Goodreads members who liked the wet nurses t ale also liked. Luckily for susan, her big heart is covered by an equally big bosom, and her bosom is her fortune for susan becomes a professional wet nurse, like her mother before her, and she makes it her.

The dark tale of slave wet nurses 4396 views 0 08302018 09. He remembered his wet nurse, the black woman who had nourished him with her ample breasts when he was little. But some critics worry about unintended consequences of turning human milk into a product. A wet nurse is a woman who breast feeds and cares for anothers child. The nurses is told through the reallife stories of four women in different hospitals. The book follows her journey into the intimate lives of englands upper crust. Her father drank away all the money he made, she and her siblings were supported through her mothers work as a w. This book was interesting as it was at turns funny, then at other times poignantly sad.