The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the MidwifeWhen twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of[...]
The last book in the trilogy begun by Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestseller and the basis for the PBS series Call the MidwifeWhen twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the poorest section of postwar London, she not only deli[...]
An unforgettable true story, "The Midwife" is the basis for the hit PBS drama "Call the Midwife"
At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in post war London's East End slums. The colorful characters she meets while deliverin[...]
Jennifer Worth was just twenty-two when she volunteered to spend her early years of midwifery training in London's East End in the 1950s. Coming from a sheltered background there were tough lessons to be learned. The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying.[...]
This is a large beautifully illustrated edition of CALL THE MIDWIFE with never-before-seen photographs which bring the real London and real lives to life. Pictures of the docklands, photos of how life was lived at the time, the families, housing, health service, food and of course the nuns and the m[...]
When the CALL THE MIDWIFE books became bestsellers, Jennifer Worth was inundated with correspondence. People felt moved to write to her because the books had touched them, and because they wanted to share memories of the world her books described, the East End of London in the late 1940s and early 1[...]
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, [...]
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 e[...]
In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was alle[...]
Jennifer Worth's bestselling memoirs of her time as a midwife have inspired and moved readers of all ages. Now, in IN THE MIDST OF LIFE she documents her experiences as a nurse and ward sister, treating patients who were nearing the end of their lives. Interspersed with these stories from Jennifer's[...]
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 e[...]
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 e[...]
This omnibus audio edition of CALL THE MIDWIFE, SHADOWS OF THE WORKHOUSE and FAREWELL TO THE EAST END chronicles Jennifer Worth's career as a midwife, from her arrival in the war-scarred Docklands as a wide-eyed trainee, to the demolition of the tenements. It provides a fascinating snapshot of soci[...]
At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in post war London's East End slums. The colorful characters she meets while delivering babies all over London--from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives to the woman with tw[...]
When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing t[...]
Leaving a middle-class childhood to become a midwife in London's poor East End, Jennifer Worth not only delivered babies, she touched numerous lives and recounted with depth the heartrending story of a neighborhood in transition. "Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End" is the last book in Worth[...]
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 [...]
In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was alle[...]
Livet på Londons østkant i 1950-årene var tøft. Lutfattige familier, kriminalitet, gjengkonflikter, bordeller, alkoholikere og bombekratre - dette var virkeligheten som møtte Jennifer Worth da hun begynte som jordmor, 22 år gammel. Barn ble født i slummen, og ofte hadde familiene ikke engang [...]
Som ung nyutexaminerad barnmorska kom Jennifer Worth på 1950-talet till ett nunnekloster i Docklands i Londons East End, ett område som på den tiden mestadels beboddes av mycket stora och fattiga familjer. Preventivmedel var i princip okänt, husen var trånga och slitna och nästan alla saknade [...]
Barnmorskan i East End är en underbart rolig, hjärtevärmande och gripande skildring från efterkrigstidens London, som ligger till grund för den hyllade BBC-serien som SVT visar nu i sommar. Som ung nyutexaminerad barnmorska kom Jennifer Worth på 1950-talet till ett nunnekloster i Docklands i [...]
Barnmorskan i East End är en underbart rolig, hjärtevärmande och gripande skildring från efterkrigstidens London, som ligger till grund för den hyllade BBC-serien som SVT visade sommaren 2012.
Som ung nyutexaminerad barnmorska kom Jennifer Worth på 1950-talet till ett nunnek[...]
Barnmorskan i East End är en underbart rolig, hjärtevärmande och gripande skildring från efterkrigstidens London, som ligger till grund för den hyllade BBC-serien som SVT visar del två av nu i sommar.
I denna andra del av Jennifer Worths hyllade memoarer berätta[...]
Barnmorskan i East End är en underbart rolig, hjärtevärmande och gripande skildring från efterkrigstidens London, som ligger till grund för den hyllade BBC-serien som SVT visar del två av nu i sommar.
I denna andra del av Jennifer Worths hyllade memoarer berättar hon fler historie[...]