The inspiration for the second series of the BBC's phenomenally popular CALL THE MIDWIFE, starring Miranda Hart. In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Frank's parents both died within six months of one ...
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The inspiration for the second series of the BBC's phenomenally popular CALL THE MIDWIFE, starring Miranda Hart. In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Frank's parents both died within six months of one another and the children were left destitute. At the time, there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton, a missionary in Africa, visits the Nonnatus nuns and Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. And Sister Monica Joan, the eccentric ninety-year-old nun, is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning, but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nun's room. These stories give a fascinating insight into the resilience and spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties. (p) 2008 Orion Publishing Group
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Very good in very good dust jacket. Outline: -The inspiration for the second series of the BBC`s phenomenally popular CALL THE MIDWIFE starring Miranda Hart. In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE Jennifer Worth a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. There`s Jane who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House-she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Frank`s parents both died within six months of one another and the children were left destitute. At the time there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton a missionary in Africa visits the Nonnatus nuns and Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. And Sister Monica Joan the eccentric ninety-year-old nun is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nun`s room. These stories give a fascinating insight into the resilience and spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties. -> the publisher of this PAPERBACK book is Orion Books Limited The date of this copy is 2013 booksalvation have grade it as Very Good and it will be shipped from our UK warehouse This book is from the Midwife Series. Shipping is Free for UK buyers and at a reasonable charge for buyer outside the UK.
One excellent aspect of all three memoirs is realism. Worth is honest and compassionate as she tells about the aftermath of the Workhouse horrors. This book is the grimmest of the three, and well worth reading. It shows that humans are resilient in the face of terrible suffering.
Morton W
Dec 23, 2012
The book was in perfect condition, but I have not read it yet.
