The last book in the trilogy begun by Jennifer Worth's New York
Times bestseller and the basis for the PBS series Call the
Midwife
When 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 delivered hundreds of
babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's
most vivid chronicler. Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End
is the last book in Worth's memoir trilogy, which the Times
Literary Supplement described as "powerful stories with sweet charm
and controlled outrage" in the face of dire circumstances.
Here, at last, is the full story of Chummy's delightful
courtship and wedding. We also meet Megan'mave, identical twins who
share a browbeaten husband, and return to Sister Monica Joan, who
is in top eccentric form. As in Worth's first two books, Call the
Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times and Call the
Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse, the vividly portrayed denizens
of a postwar East End contend with the trials of extreme
poverty--unsanitary conditions, hunger, and disease--and find
surprising ways to thrive in their tightly knit community.
A rich portrait of a bygone era of comradeship and midwifery
populated by unforgettable characters, Call the Midwife: Farewell
to the East End will appeal to readers of Frank McCourt, Katherine
Boo, and James Herriot, as well as to the fans of the acclaimed PBS
show based on the trilogy.
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