The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton, a missionary in Africa, visits the Nonnatus nuns and Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker.
At the time, there was no other option for them but the workhouse.
Peggy and Frank's parents both died within 6 months of each other and the children were left destitute. There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. OL11637929W Page_number_confidence 90.31 Pages 322 Partner Innodata Ppi 300 Rcs_key 24143 Republisher_date 20200619101926 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 642 Scandate 20200613071610 Scanner Scanningcenter cebu Scribe3_search_catalog isbn Scribe3_search_id 9780297853268 Tts_version 4.In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered. Originally published: Twickenham: Merton, 2005Īccess-restricted-item true Addeddate 05:03:18 Boxid IA1847112 Camera Sony Alpha-A6300 (Control) Collection_set printdisabled External-identifier In stories that are funny, disturbing and moving in equal measure, we meet prostitutes and abortionists, bigamists and mischievous nuns, and see Jennifer earn the confidence of people whose lives are often stranger than fiction The book also enables readers to follow Jennifer's personal story, as she discovers the amazing resilience of a population still bearing the scars of war, and the vibrant community of nuns with whom she lives and who teach her the skills of midwifery. 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 economic climate. Together, this series chronicles Jennifer Worth's career as a midwife from start to finish, from her arrival in the war-scarred Docklands as a wide-eyed trainee, to the demolition of the tenements and subsequent closure of Nonnatus House. The Call the midwife trilogy is comprised of Call the midwife (not included here, c2002), Shadows of the workhouse (this book, c2005), and Farewell to the East End (not included here, c2009). 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm
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