Tales from a Midwife: True Stories of the East End in the 1950s

NOTE: Abridgement of books 1-3 of The Midwife Trilogy. This omnibus edition of CALL THE MIDWIFE, SHADOWS OF THE WORKHOUSE and FAREWELL TO THE EAST END chronicles Jennifer Worth's career as a midwife, from her arrival in the war-scarred Docklands as a wide-eyed trainee, to the demolition of the tenements. 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 econonic climate.

COVER: Paperback

CONDITION: Pre-Loved

TYPE OF BOOK: Fiction

SUB-TYPE: History-Biographies-Autobiographies

ISBN: 9780753828694

LANGUAGE: English

SUGGESTED AGE LEVEL: Adult

AUTHOR'S NAME: Jennifer Worth

NO OF PAGES: 966

PUBLISHER NAME: Published October 1st 2010 by Phoenix (first published 2009)