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Call the Midwife Boxed Set
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Call the Midwife, Shadows of the Workhouse, Farewell to the East End
By
Jennifer Worth
This item is unavailable.We will email you if this item comes back into stock. | Rating: | | | Format: | Paperback, 800 pages | | Published In: | United Kingdom, 08 November 2012 |
London's East End in the 1950s was a tough place: the struggles of post-war life - bombsites, overcrowded tenements, crime, brothels - bred a culture of tight-knit family communities, larger-than-life characters, and a lively social scene. It was into this world that Jennifer Worth entered as a trainee midwife. But docklands' life was tough, and babies were often born in slum conditions. In funny, disturbing and heartbreaking stories, Jennifer Worth recounts her time among nuns, prostitutes, abortionists, bigamists, gangsters and expectant mothers, portraying East Enders' amazing resilience - and their warmth and humour in the face of hardship. Written with affection and nostalgia, her midwife stories chronicle the lives, traditions and tales of a bygone era. |
About the AuthorJennifer 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. PrizesThe East-End stories that inspired the BBC TV series, Call the Midwife, in a gorgeous gift box
| Publisher: | Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) | | ISBN: | 1780224842 |
| EAN: | 9781780224848 | | Dimensions: | 19.0 x 12.0 centimeters |
| Age Range: |
15+ years |
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