Call The Midwife by Jennifer Worth
A fascinating slice of social history - Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Abridged edition.
"The descriptive detail and wonderful story-telling makes this tale of a young woman's coming of age a rounded historical but highly engaging account of a community and the health workers at its heart" * WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? *
"The fascinating story of Worth's apprentice years as a midwife among London's poorest families... stuffed with amazing characters and heart-warming experiences." -- Christina Hardyment * THE TIMES *
Working out of a convent of nursing nuns her tale engenders a mixture of laughter and tears as she delivers babies in London's East End slums where poverty, brutality and a great sense of community walked hand-in-hand. -- Kati Nicholl * DAILY EXPRESS *
This is riveting, unforgettable testimony, beautifully read. -- Rachel Redford * THE OLDIE *
"An eye-opening piece of social history, stuffed with unexpected characters and incidents ... Stephanie Cole's slightly plummy, confidently no-nonsense voice is an excellent fit for the text." -- Christina Hardyment * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *
Full of amazing characters and hair-raising as well as heart-warming experiences. * THE TIMES *
"The fascinating story of Worth's apprentice years as a midwife among London's poorest families... stuffed with amazing characters and heart-warming experiences." -- Christina Hardyment * THE TIMES *
Working out of a convent of nursing nuns her tale engenders a mixture of laughter and tears as she delivers babies in London's East End slums where poverty, brutality and a great sense of community walked hand-in-hand. -- Kati Nicholl * DAILY EXPRESS *
This is riveting, unforgettable testimony, beautifully read. -- Rachel Redford * THE OLDIE *
"An eye-opening piece of social history, stuffed with unexpected characters and incidents ... Stephanie Cole's slightly plummy, confidently no-nonsense voice is an excellent fit for the text." -- Christina Hardyment * BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE *
Full of amazing characters and hair-raising as well as heart-warming experiences. * THE TIMES *
Jennifer Worth trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and was later ward sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, then the Marie Curie Hospital, also in London. Music had always been her passion, and in 1973 she left nursing in order to study music intensively, teaching piano and singing for about twenty-five years. Jennifer died in May 2011 after a short illness, leaving her husband Philip, two daughters and three grandchildren. Her books have all been bestsellers.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| EAN | 9781409100843 |
| Title | Call The Midwife |
| Release date | 2008-06-12 |
| Format | Abridged Audiobook CD |
| Studio | Orion |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Note | Unavailable |
| By (author) | Jennifer Worth, SRN, SCM |
| Read by | Stephanie Cole |