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Farewell to the East End

Name: Farewell to the East End
Author: Jennifer Worth

Jennifer Worth

15 October 2009

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Book Synopsis

'A heartfelt, moving, witty book that vividly depicts this lost world with all its vicissitudes and its many joys' GOOD BOOK GUIDE ' Vivid . . . highly readable ' EVENING STANDARD The third and final book in the bestselling Call the Midwife trilogy, now immortalised as a major BBC TV series. This final instalment of Jennifer Worth's memoirs brings her time as a midwife in 1950s London to a bittersweet and touching conclusion. With her trademark wit and warmth, Worth takes us on a journey through the lives of friends, colleagues and patients in London's East End. Postwar life could be a struggle - the devastating effects of tuberculosis, dangerous backstreet abortions, people driven to extremes by poverty - yet, despite the desolation, Worth finds humour and community amongst a familiar cast of characters and their exploits, chronicling midwife Chummy's courtship, the eccentricities of Sister Monica Joan and the ever-stern Sister Evangelina. Farewell to the East End recounts Worth's final years at Nonnatus House, offering a moving glimpse into a bygone era and a poignant conclusion to this beloved series.

About The Author

Jennifer Worth trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and was later ward sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, then the Marie Curie Hospital, also in London. Music had always been her passion, and in 1973 she left nursing in order to study music intensively, teaching piano and singing for about 25 years. Jennifer died in May 2011 after a short illness, leaving her husband Philip, two daughters and three grandchildren. Her books have all been bestsellers.

Product Details

ISBN: 9780753823064
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, (15 October 2009)
Number of Pages: 321
Weight: 248 grams
Language: English
Dimensions: 196 x 128 x 22 mm
Categories:: Biography: general