The Wet Nurse's Tale by Erica Eisdorfer

I was a bit reluctant to read this at first, as it didn't seem all that interesting. I'm glad I changed my mind! The Wet Nurse's Tale is indeed an interesting one, as well as touching at times. We follow, Susan Rose, a "promiscuous, lovable, plump and scheming" country woman who works as a scullery maid for a wealthy family. A dalliance with the young master of the house leaves her pregnant, but the baby soon dies and so, after resigning her post, decides to put her "best assets" to work and becomes a wet nurse to other wealthy families like her mother did. While working for her latest family, she becomes involved with a Jewish dentist and again falls pregnant, but this time, her child becomes part of a family scandal and Susan must use all her wit and daring to get him back. A fresh take on life, motherhood, and society in Victorian England, I very highly recommend this book and give it 4 out of 5 stars.