The Midwife A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times |
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Author:
| Worth, Jennifer Coates, Terri |
ISBN: | 978-1-4104-1853-1 |
Publication Date: | Sep 2009 |
Publisher: | Thorndike Press
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Book Format: | Hardback |
List Price: | USD $31.50 |
Book Description:
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An unforgettable story of the joy of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the hope of one extraordinary woman At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in post war London's East End slums. The colorful characters she meets while delivering babies all over London-from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives to the woman with twenty-four children who can't speak English to the prostitutes and dockers...
More DescriptionAn unforgettable story of the joy of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the hope of one extraordinary woman At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in post war London's East End slums. The colorful characters she meets while delivering babies all over London-from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives to the woman with twenty-four children who can't speak English to the prostitutes and dockers of the city's seedier side-illuminate a fascinating time in history. Beautifully written and utterly moving, The Midwifewill touch the hearts of anyone who is, and everyone who has, a mother.