In the Midst of Life
$24.64
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
13 November 2017
Summary
In the Midst of Life: A Nurse’s Reflections
Jennifer Worth’s bestselling memoirs of her time as a midwife inspired and moved readers.
Now, in In the Midst of Life she documents her experiences as a nurse and ward sister, treating patients nearing the end of their lives. Interspersed with these stories from Jennifer’s post-midwife career are the histories of her patients, from the family divided by a decision nobody could bear to make, to the mother who comes to her …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474606660 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474606660 |
| Author: | Jennifer Worth |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 13 November 2017 |
| Weight: | 298g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 131mm x 27mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
Worth is a vivid writer with a talent for the sting in the tail… a highly readable book - EVENING STANDARD
Life-enhancing - Matthew Parris, THE TIMESWorth is indeed a natural storyteller… gripping, moving and convincing from beginning to end… a powerful evocation of a long-gone world - LITERARY REVIEWAbout 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 25 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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