by Jennifer Worth · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781407228044
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«Call the Midwife» is Jennifer Worth's memoir, published by Phoenix in paperback (340 pages, in English).
Jennifer Worth recalls her work as a trainee midwife in London's East End in the 1950s. The narrative portrays the poverty and harsh living conditions of the families she attended, as well as the dedication of the midwives who provided essential care to mothers and their babies in a setting of great need.
First instalment of The Midwife Trilogy. Originally published in 2002; this edition is from 2008.
For readers of memoirs and British social history, and for those familiar with the BBC television adaptation.
Jennifer Louise Worth RN RM was a British memoirist, nurse, and midwife. She worked in the poverty-stricken East End of London in the 1950s, where she gained much of her experience that would later shape her writing. Drawing on these experiences, she wrote a best-selling trilogy: Call the Midwife (2002), Shadows of the Workhouse (2005) and Farewell to The East End (2009). After leaving her career in nursing, Worth re-trained as a musician.
