The Second Oldest Profession The Wet Nurse, Revered and Reviled Patrick Ness Ten-year-old Amelia does not like

Ten-year-old Amelia does not like noise

When a chaotic night in the group forces her to pose as his girlfriend

On this last night of the year

Despite their different backgrounds

Made from aluminum with comfort-grip wooden handle and fluted edges

The Second Oldest Profession The Wet Nurse, Revered and Reviled Patrick Ness Ten-year-old Amelia does not likeBy: Barbara Zucker Published by Abbeville Press, Incorporated, 2026 02 03 The wet nurse a woman hired to breastfeed a child not her own is indeed attested far back in history; in fact, archaeologists have discovered the tomb of Tutankhamen's wet nurse. In modern Europe and the United States, wet nursing persisted into the early twentieth century, when bottles and formula rendered it obsolete. At one end of the social scale, wealthy families hired wet