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Call the midwife, farewell to the East End, Jennifer Worth ; clinical editor, Terri Coates

Label
Call the midwife, farewell to the East End, Jennifer Worth ; clinical editor, Terri Coates
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 321)
resource.biographical
autobiography
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Call the midwife
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
817562751
Responsibility statement
Jennifer Worth ; clinical editor, Terri Coates
Series statement
Call the midwife trilogy, 3
Sub title
farewell to the East End
Summary
When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the poorest section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Here, in the final book of the Call the Midwife trilogy, is the full story of Chummy's delightful courtship and wedding. We also meet Megan'mave, identical twins who share a browbeaten husband, and return to Sister Monica Joan, who is in top eccentric form. As in Worth's first two books, the vividly portrayed denizens of a postwar East End contend with the trials of extreme poverty -- unsanitary conditions, hunger, and disease -- and find surprising ways to thrive in their tightly knit community. A rich portrait of a bygone era of comradeship and midwifery populated by unforgettable characters, Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End will appeal to readers of Frank McCourt, Katherine Boo, and James Herriot, as well as to the fans of the acclaimed PBS show based on the books
Target audience
adult
resource.variantTitle
Farewell to the East End
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