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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Loved the first two because they really enhanced PBS series. The third one was just okay for me as it offered more clinical info than I wanted. ( ) Captivating, intriguing, full of pathos and without an ounce of sentimentality, Jennifer Worth relates the story of the East End of London in the 1950s. Training as a student midwife, she saw first-hand the daily grind of abject poverty and the resilience required of many families to survive. Threaded through this story are the lives of her fellow midwives and the nursing sisters that trained them. The stories are told with a clarity of insight and an understanding rarely shown in social history tales. It's a story written by a woman, about women and should be read by every woman...who should then give it to every man in her life to read. Worth recounts shocking pieces of history and humourous anecdotes that will make you glad we no longer live in those times and wonder if we would have the same resilience of spirit and strength of humanity. no reviews | add a review
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London's East End in the 1950s was a tough place: the struggles of post-war life - bombsites, overcrowded tenements, crime, brothels - bred a culture of tight-knit family communities, larger-than-life characters and a lively social scene. It was into this world that Jennifer Worth entered as a trainee midwife. But docklands life was tough, and babies were often born in slum conditions. In funny, disturbing and heartbreaking stories, Jennifer Worth recounts her time among nuns, prostitutes, abortionists, bigamists, gangsters and expectant mothers, portraying East Enders' amazing resilience - and their warmth and humour in the face of hardship. Written with affection and nostalgia, her midwife stories chronicle the lives, traditions and tales of a bygone era. No library descriptions found. |
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