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"Published as The Midwife in Penguin Books 2009"--T.p. verso.Book Synopsis
The highest-rated drama in BBC history, Call the Midwife will delight fans of Downton Abbey Viewers everywhere have fallen in love with this candid look at post-war London. In the 1950s, twenty-two-year-old Jenny Lee leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in London's East End slums. While delivering babies all over the city, Jenny encounters a colorful cast of women--from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives, to the woman with twenty-four children who can't speak English, to the prostitutes of the city's seedier side. An unfortgettable story of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the strength of remarkable and inspiring women, Call the Midwife is the true story behind the beloved PBS series, which will soon return for its sixth season.Review Quotes
Jennifer Worth's memories of her years as a midwife were at once hilarious and tremendously moving. -Ayelet Waldman, author of Love and Other Impossible Pursuits Worth is indeed a natural storyteller. . . . Her detailed account of being a midwife in London's East End is gripping, moving, and convincing from beginning to end. -Literary Review I loved the people, the nuns, the tough dockers, the prostitutes and pimps, seen with the fresh eyes of youth. -The Guardian Readers will fall in love with Call the Midwife . . . an affirmation of life during the best and worst of times. -Elizabeth Brundage, author of The Doctor's WifeAbout The Author
Jennifer Worth trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. She then moved to London to train as a midwife. She later became a staff nurse at the Royal London Hospital, Whitechapel, and then ward sister and sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in Euston. Music had always been her passion, and in 1973 Jennifer left nursing in order to study music intensively, gaining the Licentiate of the London College of Music in 1974 and a Fellowship ten years later. Jennifer married Philip Worth in 1963 and they lived together in Hertfordshire. She died in May 2011, leaving her husband, two daughters and three grandchildren. Her memoirs are the basis for the popular TV series Call the Midwife.Dimensions (Overall): 8.2 Inches (H) x 5.22 Inches (W) x .74 Inches (D)
Weight: .57 Pounds
Suggested Age: 13-19 Years
Number of Pages: 340
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Medical, Women
Publisher: Penguin Books
Format: Paperback
Author: Jennifer Worth
Language: English
Street Date: August 28, 2012
TCIN: 14238311
UPC: 9780143123255
Item Number (DPCI): 059-04-3894
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Love this series
5 out of 5 stars
Karan - 12 years ago
I loved it from the first episode I watched and can't wait for the new season t start. Very entertaining and I love the simplicity of the show, the characters are all nice and and sometimes innocently naughty, but reminds me of a simpler time in life