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Call the midwife : shadows of the workhouse / Jennifer Worth.

Summary:

The second book in Jennifer Worth's memoir trilogy - the basis for the PBS series - about an English midwife's experiences in London's East End in the 1950s. In this poignant follow-up, Worth shares more memories of the unforgettable women, men, and children of her beloved East End, focusing on the poorest of the poor driven to turn to the brutal workhouse.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780062270047 (sc.) :
  • ISBN: 0062270044 (sc.)
  • Physical Description: 294 p. ; 21 cm.
  • Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
  • Publisher: New York : Ecco/HarperCollins, [2013], c2005.

Content descriptions

General Note:
Second work in the author's trilogy, Call the midwife.
"Volume 2"--Cover.
"Companion to the PBS series"--Cover.
"First published in Great Britain in 2005 by Merton Books" --T.p. verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 294).
Subject: Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.
Midwives > England > London > Biography.
Childbirth > England > London > History > 20th century.
Poverty > England > London.
Poor > England > London.
Nuns > England > London.
East End (London, England) > Social conditions > 20th century.

Available copies

  • 18 of 19 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Fort St. James Public Library 618.2 WOR (Text) 35196000196894 Adult Non-Fiction Volume hold Available -


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