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The Midwife Trilogy: "Call the Midwife", "Shadows of the Workhouse", "Farewell to the East End" (Paperback)
Short Description for The Midwife Trilogy: "Call the Midwife", "Shadows of the Workhouse", "Farewell to the East End"The bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE series, together in an omnibus edition for the first time.
Full description- Publisher: WEIDENFELD & NICOLSON
- Published: 21 January 2010
- Format: Paperback 768 pages
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- Categories: Biography: General | Memoirs | Social & Cultural History
- ISBN 13: 9780297859642 ISBN 10: 0297859641
- Sales rank: 33,414
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Full description for The Midwife Trilogy: "Call the Midwife", "Shadows of the Workhouse", "Farewell to the East End"
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.
