Call the midwife.: Shadows of the workhouse
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Series:
Call the midwife ; v. 2
Published:
New York, N.Y. : Ecco/HarperCollins, 2005.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc:
294 pages ; 21 cm.
Status:
Lafayette Nonfiction Area
618.2 Wor
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When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the dreaded workhouse, a Dickensian institution that limped on into the middle of the twentieth century. Orphaned brother and sister Peggy and Frank lived in the workhouse until Frank got free and returned to rescue his sister. Bubbly Jane's spirit was broken by the cruelty of the workhouse master until she found kindness and romance years later at Nonnatus House. Mr. Collett, a Boer War veteran, lost his family in the two world wars and died in the workhouse. Though these are stories of unimaginable hardship, what shines through each is the resilience of the human spirit and the strength, courage, and humor of people determined to build a future for themselves against the odds.
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LC Subjects
Almshouses -- England -- 20th century.
Childbirth -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century.
East End (London, England) -- 20th century -- Biography.
East End (London, England) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
East End (London, England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Midwives -- England -- London -- Biography.
Poor -- England -- London -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Poor -- England -- London.
Poplar (London, England) -- Social life and customs.
Poverty -- England -- London.
Worth, Jennifer, -- 1935-2011.
Childbirth -- England -- London -- History -- 20th century.
East End (London, England) -- 20th century -- Biography.
East End (London, England) -- Economic conditions -- 20th century.
East End (London, England) -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Midwives -- England -- London -- Biography.
Poor -- England -- London -- Social conditions -- 20th century.
Poor -- England -- London.
Poplar (London, England) -- Social life and customs.
Poverty -- England -- London.
Worth, Jennifer, -- 1935-2011.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Worth, J. (2005). Call the midwife. First U.S. edition. New York, N.Y., Ecco/HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011. 2005. Call the Midwife. New York, N.Y., Ecco/HarperCollins.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011, Call the Midwife. New York, N.Y., Ecco/HarperCollins, 2005.
MLA Citation (style guide)Worth, Jennifer. Call the Midwife. First U.S. edition. New York, N.Y., Ecco/HarperCollins, 2005.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780062270047, 0062270044
Notes
General Note
"Companion to the PBS series"--Cover.
General Note
Originally published: Twickenham: Merton Books, 2005.
General Note
"First published in Great Britain in 2005 by Merton Books"--Title page verso.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the dreaded workhouse, a Dickensian institution that limped on into the middle of the twentieth century. Orphaned brother and sister Peggy and Frank lived in the workhouse until Frank got free and returned to rescue his sister. Bubbly Jane's spirit was broken by the cruelty of the workhouse master until she found kindness and romance years later at Nonnatus House. Mr. Collett, a Boer War veteran, lost his family in the two world wars and died in the workhouse. Though these are stories of unimaginable hardship, what shines through each is the resilience of the human spirit and the strength, courage, and humor of people determined to build a future for themselves against the odds.
