The Call the midwife trilogy is comprised of Call the midwife : a memoir of birth, joy, and hard times (c2002), Shadows of the workhouse (c2005), and Farewell to the East End (this book, c2009). Together, this series chronicles Jennifer Worth's career as a midwife from start to finish, from her arrival in the war-scarred Docklands as a wide-eyed trainee, to the demolition of the tenements and subsequent closure of Nonnatus House. It provides a fascinating snapshot of social history, documenting the East End in the days when there was a real sense of community, when times were tough but there was plenty of good humour and neighbourly support to help the inhabitants through the harsh economic climate.
Details
ISBN:9780062270061 (pbk.)
ISBN:0062270060 (pbk.)
Physical Description:321 p. ; 21 cm.
Edition:1st U.S. ed.
Publisher:New York :Ecco/HarperCollins,[2013], c2005.
General Note:
"Companion to the PBS series"--Cover.
"Now a PBS series!"--Cover.
Originally published: Twickenham [England] : Merton, 2002. Previously issued by Penguin, 2009, under title: The midwife : a memoir of birth, joy, and hard times.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 321).
Glossary and bibliography relating to childbirth: p. 334-340.