Tales from a Midwife

True Stories of the East End in the 1950s

Jennifer Worth (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

992 Seiten

2010
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd ) (Verlag)
978-0-7538-2869-4 (ISBN)

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An omnibus edition of the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling 'Midwife' series - true stories from a post-war community in London's East End.

London's East End in the 1950s was a unique place: the struggles of post-war life - bombsites, overcrowded tenements, crime, brothels - bred a culture of tight-knit family communities, larger-than-life characters, and a lively social scene. It was into this world that Jennifer Worth entered as a trainee midwife. But docklands' life was tough, and babies were often born in slum conditions. In funny, disturbing and heartbreaking stories, Jennifer Worth recounts her time among nuns, prostitutes, abortionists, bigamists, gangsters and expectant mothers, portraying East Enders' amazing resilience - and their warmth and humour in the face of hardship. Written with affection and nostalgia, TALES FROM A MIDWIFE chronicles the lives, traditions and tales of a bygone era.

Jennifer Worth was a nurse, midwife, ward sister and night sister from 1953 until 1973, working mainly in London. Her first passion was - and still is - music, and she is a Fellow of the London College of Music. She taught piano and singing for about 25 years and still sings in choirs all over England and Europe. She has been married for 45 years and has two daughters and three grandchildren.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	14.10.2010
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	130 x 196 mm
Gewicht	595 g
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte
	Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitsfachberufe ► Hebamme / Entbindungspfleger
ISBN-10	0-7538-2869-3 / 0753828693
ISBN-13	978-0-7538-2869-4 / 9780753828694
Zustand	Neuware