Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth

Call the Midwife: A True Story of the East End in the 1950s by Jennifer Worth


My rating: 4 of 5 stars


My partners mother lent me this book and to be honest with you, I didn't think I would like it, but that couldn't be further from the truth.
This book is set in the 1950's in the slums of the East End of London, and tells of Jennifers time as a midewife staying in a convent that offers midwifery to the local residents. The poverty was appalling and it was astounding to read how many children some women gave birth to back then.
Well written and done in a kind of 'action packed' way, I found it a compelling read.

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