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Call The Midwife - A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s (Paperback)
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Call The Midwife - A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s (Paperback)
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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.
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