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 ...
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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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Add this copy of Call the Midwife First in Midwife Series to cart. $1.63, very good condition, Sold by Booksalvation rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2008 by Phoenix.
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Outline: -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. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Phoenix The date of this copy is 2008 booksalvation have grade it as Very Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Midwife Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of Call the Midwife: a True Story of the East End in the to cart. $2.20, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by W&N.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Add this copy of Call the Midwife: a True Story of the East End in the to cart. $2.20, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by W&N.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.
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Add this copy of Call the Midwife: a True Story of the East End in the to cart. $3.10, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Orion.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine.
Add this copy of Call the Midwife: a True Story of the East End in the to cart. $3.10, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Orion.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Missing jacket. The dust jacket of the book is missing.
Add this copy of Call the Midwife First in Midwife Series to cart. $3.55, like new condition, Sold by Booksalvation rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Manchester, LANCASHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Outline: -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. -> the publisher of this HARDBACK book is Weidenfeld & Nicolson The date of this copy is 2007 booksalvation have grade it as Excellent and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Midwife Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
Add this copy of Call the Midwife: a True Story of the East End in the to cart. $3.59, good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2012 by Weidenfeld & Nicholson.
Add this copy of Call the Midwife: a True Story of the East End in the to cart. $4.13, very good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2008 by W&N.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
Add this copy of Call the Midwife: a True Story of the East End in the to cart. $4.13, good condition, Sold by Reuseabook rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Gloucester, GLOS, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2008 by W&N.
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Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading.
