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Call the Midwife
A midwife's memories of the London Docklands in the 1950s
2002Steady paceWarm
A midwife's true story from the East End of the 1950s
Jennifer Worth worked as a midwife in the poor Docklands area of East London in the 1950s. Her memoir recalls the women she helped through childbirth and the nuns and nurses she worked with. The BBC later adapted it as the TV series Call the Midwife.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy narrative and idea-driven nonfiction.
More about this book
Who
Jennifer Worth, a young nurse and midwife, and the community she served.
World
London's East End in the 1950s.
What makes it different
It is a personal memoir that became the basis of a long-running TV series.
Feel
Warm and moving.
Facts
Genre
Nonfiction · Midwifery · Memoir · 1950s London
Length
400 pages · ≈ 11 h
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