Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse

by Jennifer Worth

Book Overview

The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the Midwife When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062270044
• ISBN13: 9780062270047
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Heartbreaking stories, told with heart and soul

Another well-written book on which the TV series is based. Some of the most heart-wrenching stories from the first season or two of the show are presented here, but in more detail. The utter wretchedness of life in the workhouse is hard to absorb, to be perfectly honest. But there is again interesting historical background, and spots of light here and there, and lessons in survival, told with Worth’s usual wisdom.

Shadows of the Workhouse

An illuminating visit into the world of post-war Britain. A great read for social historians or for simply anyone who is interested in how people manage to cope with extreme poverty.