Farewell to the East End
This final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and a ship's woman who 'serviced' the entire crew, as well as plenty of humour and...
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This final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and a ship's woman who 'serviced' the entire crew, as well as plenty of humour and warmth, such as the tale of two women who shared the same husband! Other stories cover backstreet abortions, the changing life of the docklands, infanticide, as well as the lives of the inhabitants of Nonnatus House.
We discover what happens with the gauche debutant Chummy and her equally gauche policeman; will Sister Monica Joan continue her life of crime? Will Sister Evangelina ever crack a smile? And what of Jennifer herself? The book not only details the final years of the tenements but also of Jennifer's journey as she moves on from the close community of nuns, and her life takes a new path.
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Format: papier
ISBN:
9780753823064
Publish date: 15 października 2009
Publisher: Phoenix
Pages no: 336
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction,
Autobiography,
Memoir,
Biography,
History,
European Literature,
British Literature,
Book Club,
Adult,
Biography Memoir,
Womens
Series: The Midwife Trilogy (#3)
This is a lovely end to the Call the Midwife trilogy. I read it much more quickly that I read Shadows of the Workhouse. Farewell to the East End is more similar in tone and structure to Call the Midwife (book 1) which I enjoyed. I started reading the books because I had finished watching the show....
I enjoyed this one the most of the series, mostly because it goes even further into social issues such as abortion
In this last installment in Worth's midwife trilogy, she reverts to the short story style of the first book. Her writing is simple and her essays on historical topics are basic, but the people she encountered in the course of her work are amazing and well worth reading about. The type of community t...
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