Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse Book Reviews

AUTHOR
Jennifer Worth
SCORE
4.5
TOTAL RATINGS
393

Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth Book Summary

The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the Midwife

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. This is an enduring work of literary nonfiction, at once a warmhearted coming-of-age story and a startling look at people's lives in the poorest section of postwar London.

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Book Name Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse
Genre Biographies & Memoirs
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Language English
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Midwife books. These two books were so interesting, I neglected my housework and stayed up at night, not being to hold my eyes open, would lay them down until I could read more. Thank you for these two books.

Love this series. Great!!

Call the Midwife books. Being a nurse, I not only enjoyed learning about nursing during this era in England, but the stories of the people are simply amazing. The author gave new insights into situations that I had not considered before, as well as smiles and even laughter. I loved them both, and am thrilled to learn there is a third book.

Mesmerizing. I could not put this book with its very sad tales down. A true masterpiece.

Call the midwife- Shadows of the Workhouse. My previous review was misleading. The book was heavily into non-midwife activities. There was only one section of the book that was related to birthing. I was disappointed in the book, but am buying the third book in the series.

Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse. I found it very very interesting and informative. I am in my eighties and knew my parents never wanted to go to the workhouse and they didn't have to even living in their early and middle nineties. Education is so very important and my children and grandchildren are well education.

Call The Midvives. Wonderful book!

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Summary of Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth

The Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse book written by Jennifer Worth was published on 22 January 2013, Tuesday in the Biographies & Memoirs category. A total of 393 readers of the book gave the book 4.5 points out of 5.

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