Letters to the Midwife
correspondence with jennifer worth, the author of call the midwife
$22.40
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
24 November 2014
Summary
A World of Untold Stories: Letters to the Midwife
Letters to the Midwife is a wonderful collection of correspondence received by Jennifer Worth, offering a fascinating glimpse into a long-lost world.
Along with readers’ responses and personal histories, it is filled with all sorts of heart-warming gems. There are stories from other midwives, lorry drivers, even a seamstress, all with tales to tell.
Containing previously unpublished material describing her ti…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781780224640 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1780224648 |
| Author: | Jennifer Worth |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 24 November 2014 |
| Weight: | 241g |
| Dimensions: | 164mm x 199mm x 21mm |
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Critics Review
Her correspondence, by turns touching and irreverent, [is] testament to the huge affection she inspired - and to how unerringly accurate her portrayal of a fast-vanishing world was
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 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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