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Following the death of her beloved mother Jennifer Worth in 2011, Suzannah Worth discovered amongst her manuscripts a folder simply labelled 'Fifth Book'. Imagine her excitement when she sat down to read and her mother's distinctive voice came flooding back. She found herself once again immersed in the world of the 1950s East End of London. The voices of much loved, familiar characters spoke loud and clear, particularly that of Fred the boiler man,...
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Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Pub. Date
2009
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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 the strange life of a ship's woman.
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Soundings Audio Books
Pub. Date
2022.
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Following the death of her beloved mother Jennifer Worth in 2011, Suzannah Worth discovered amongst her manuscripts a folder simply labelled 'Fifth Book'. Imagine her excitement when she sat down to read and her mother's distinctive voice came flooding back. She found herself once again immersed in the world of the 1950s East End of London. The voices of much loved, familiar characters spoke loud and clear, particularly that of Fred the boiler man,...
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Isis
Pub. Date
2015
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When the CALL THE MIDWIFE books became bestsellers, Jennifer Worth was inundated with correspondence. Letters TO THE MIDWIFE is a collection of the correspondence she received, offering a fascinating glimpse into a long-lost world. Along with readers' responses and personal histories, it is filled with heartwarming gems such as letters sent by one of the nuns featured in CALL THE MIDWIFE and a curious list of the things Jennifer would need to become...
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ISIS
Pub. Date
2004
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Jennifer Worth was just 22 years old when she volunteered to spend her early years of midwifery training in London's East End in the 1950s. These anecdotes encompass the whole spectrum of human emotions - they candidly reveal the shocking truth of childbirth conditions just 50 years ago.