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Description: ISBN 0753823837 / Author: Jennifer Worth / Genre: Biography / Publisher: Phoenix / Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when ... more Newest Review: ... ride a bicycle. There are also some heartbreaking stories such as that of Mary, a young girl who flees an abusive home life ... more |
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Format: Paperback, ISBN: 9780753823835
Pages: 376, Paperback, Phoenix - Books/Subjects/Biography/General ... |
£ 3,79 |
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£ 2.75 Availability: refer to shop website |
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Format: hardback, Publisher: Orion Publishing Co, ISBN: 029785314
Pages: 376, Hardcover, Weidenfeld & Nicolson - Books/Subjects/Bio ... |
£ 9,09 |
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by wigglylittleworm - written on 11.05.08 (Very useful, 108 readings)
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I've always been more interested in reading about the real lives of others than reading fiction so the book Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth caught my eye. It tells the story of the authors time spent as a midwife working from a convent in the East End of London in the 1950s. Through the book, Worth tells the stories of many of the women that she cared for in a warm and humorous manner. There are many heartwarming tales such as the premature birth of Conchita and Lens twenty-fifth baby and how a strong mothering instinct saved him and the friendship developed when a young lad teaches Chummy, an upper class nun, to ride a bicycle. There are also ...



