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Call The Midwife

2009-05-14 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2009-05-14
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Synopsis Call The Midwife by : Jennifer Worth

Download or read book Call The Midwife written by Jennifer Worth. This book was released on 2009-05-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A fascinating slice of social history - Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands in the 1950s. The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings, but also because of what they were expected to endure. But while Jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of Cockney humour. She also earned the confidences of some whose lives were truly stranger, more poignant and more terrifying than could ever be recounted in fiction. Attached to an order of nuns who had been working in the slums since the 1870s, Jennifer tells the story not only of the women she treated, but also of the community of nuns (including one who was accused of stealing jewels from Hatton Garden) and the camaraderie of the midwives with whom she trained. Funny, disturbing and incredibly moving, Jennifer's stories bring to life the colourful world of the East End in the 1950s.

The Midwife Trilogy

2010 Childbirth
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Release : 2010
Genre : Childbirth
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Book Rating : 642/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Midwife Trilogy by : Jennifer Worth

Download or read book The Midwife Trilogy written by Jennifer Worth. This book was released on 2010. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This omnibus edition of Call the Midwife, Shadows of the Workhouse and Farewell to the East End chronicles Jennifer Worth's career as a midwife from start to finish, from her arrival in the war-scarred Docklands as a wide-eyed trainee, to the demolition of the tenements and subsequent closure of Nonnatus House. It provides a fascinating snapshot of social history, documenting the East End in the days when there was a real sense of community, when times were tough but there was plenty of good humour and neighbourly support to help the inhabitants through the harsh econonic climate. The book also enables readers to follow Jennifer's personal story, as she discovers the amazing resilience of a population still bearing the scars of war, and the vibrant community of nuns with whom she lives and who teach her the skills of midwifery. In stories that are funny, disturbing and moving in equal measure, we meet prostitutes and abortionists, bigamists and mischievous nuns, and see Jennifer earn the confidence of people whose lives are often stranger than fiction.

The Life and Times of Call the Midwife: The Official Companion to Series One and Two

2012-10-25 History
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Release : 2012-10-25
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 437/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Life and Times of Call the Midwife: The Official Companion to Series One and Two by : Heidi Thomas

Download or read book The Life and Times of Call the Midwife: The Official Companion to Series One and Two written by Heidi Thomas. This book was released on 2012-10-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories and secrets behind BBC television’s most-loved show. The official companion to series 1 and 2, as well as the forthcoming Christmas special.

The Complete Call the Midwife Stories

2012-11-08 Biography & Autobiography
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Release : 2012-11-08
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
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Book Rating : 105/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Complete Call the Midwife Stories by : Jennifer Worth

Download or read book The Complete Call the Midwife Stories written by Jennifer Worth. This book was released on 2012-11-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The East-End stories that inspired the BBC TV series, CALL THE MIDWIFE, in a gorgeous gift box. 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.

Shadows of the Workhouse

2013 Midwives
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Release : 2013
Genre : Midwives
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Book Rating : 111/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Shadows of the Workhouse by : Jennifer Worth

Download or read book Shadows of the Workhouse written by Jennifer Worth. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1950s Jennifer Worth was a district midwife in the Docklands of East London where the aftermath of the war meant many lived in shocking conditions. She worked with the Nursing Sisters of St John the Divine, nurses and midwives whose vocation was to work amongst the poorest of the poor. Despite the official closure of the workhouses in 1930, there was nowhere else for many inmates to go so they changed their names and carried on much as before. In 'Shadows of the Workhouse', Jennifer tells the stories of the men and women she met who began their lives in the workhouse.

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