Call The Midwife
a true story of the east end in the 1950s
$24.64
- Paperback
368 pages
- Release Date
30 April 2008
Summary
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Life, Loss, and Laughter in London’s East End
Jennifer Worth, fresh from a sheltered upbringing, plunges into the heart of London’s Docklands as a midwife in the 1950s. She encounters a world where childbirth is often a brutal ordeal, marked by poverty and unimaginable hardship.
Yet, amidst the tragedy, Jennifer discovers profound kindness, unwavering understanding, and the irrepressible spirit of Cockney humor. She becomes privy to the secrets …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753823835 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753823837 |
| Author: | Jennifer Worth |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 30 April 2008 |
| Weight: | 275g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 26mm |
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Critics Review
“Worth’s portrait is subtle, skilfully describing a sense of community that no longer exists”
Worth’s books are full of fascinating social history: about living conditions in east London, the scale of poverty and violence, the realities of postwar medicine and the workhouse - NEW STATESMAN
About The Author
Jennifer Worth
Jennifer Worth trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and was later ward sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, then the Marie Curie Hospital, also in London. Music had always been her passion, and in 1973 she left nursing in order to study music intensively, teaching piano and singing for about twenty-five years. Jennifer died in May 2011 after a short illness, leaving her husband Philip, two daughters and three grandchildren. Her books have all been bestsellers.
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