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Call the midwife : a true story of the East End in the 1950s by Worth, Jennifer is a history book available to read on EtoBox.

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Product Description 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. ϡ쯦랠

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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.

Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.

Author
Worth, Jennifer
Publisher
Hachette UK
Published
2009
Language
EN
ISBN
9780297859666
Category
history
Subjects
Fiction, Memoir, Historical Fiction
Rating
4.17 / 5 (5 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-13

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