Farewell to The East End by Jennifer Worth

Farewell To The East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives by Jennifer Worth


My rating:
 4 of 5 stars


The third and last book in the series.
I really enjoyed this book. It was a bit all over the place, but the characters that Worth wrote about were superb to say the least.
It left me wanting to know more about 1950s London and the East End.

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Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth

Shadows Of The Workhouse: The Drama Of Life In Postwar London:  by Jennifer Worth


My rating:
 4 of 5 stars


This is the second book in the series and I really enjoyed it.
Worth's story telling is like it only happened yesterday so to speak.
The workhouses were really awful places and I really felt for the people who's stories were told in this book.

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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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