Farewell To The East End
the last days of the east end midwives
$24.45
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
30 November 2009
Summary
This final book in Jennifer Worth’s memories of her time as a midwife in London’s East End brings her story full circle. As always, there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and a ship’s woman who ‘serviced’ the entire crew, as well as plenty of humour and warmth, such as the tale of two women who shared the same husband! Other stories cover backstreet abortions, the changing life of the docklands, infanticide, as well as the lives of the inhabitants of Non…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780753823064 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0753823063 |
| Author: | Jennifer Worth |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 30 November 2009 |
| Weight: | 248g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
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‘One would struggle to find a better descrption of a long-gone era and its heartening, forgotten values’
‘A sad farewell but a memorable and satisfying send-off’ DAILY EXPRESS ‘One would struggle to find a better descrption of a long-gone era and its heartening, forgotten values’ SUNDAY BUSINESS POST
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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