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The Complete Call the Midwife Stories: True Stories of the East End in the 1950s
| Title | The Complete Call the Midwife Stories: True Stories of the East End in the 1950s |
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| Date | 2024-11-26 04:03:08 |
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| Link | Listen Read |
Desciption
Here are the real-life stories that inspired the BBC TV series Call The Midwife – now in a gorgeous box set.London's East End in the 1950s was characterised by 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 life was tough, and babies were often born in slum conditions.In Call The Midwife, Shadows Of The Workhouse and Farewell To The East End, Jennifer recounts her time among nuns, prostitutes, abortionists, bigamists, gangsters and expectant mothers, eloquently portraying the East Enders' amazing resilience, their warmth and humour in the face of hardship, and the traditions and tales of a bygone era. Read more
Review
Jenny Worth is such a good story teller. She really makes you feel like you were there. I had ordered the trilogy after I had watch the series on BBC. I was surprised how easy it was to get wrapped up in the books, even when I knew what was going to happen. I truly enjoy her writing. She makes the characters come to life. You truly feel like you are in post-world war II London. She does a wonderful job sharing her tales as a midwife on the East End of London in the 1950s She writes with such detail and clarity you do not want to put it down. I was sad when I was through the trilogy.
