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Non-Fiction, Biography & Memoir

Call the Midwife: Illustrated Edition

Jennifer Worth (author)

Hardback Published on: 13/09/2012

£20.00

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Synopsis

This is a large beautifully illustrated edition of CALL THE MIDWIFE with never-before-seen photographs which bring the real London and real lives to life. Pictures of the docklands, photos of how life was lived at the time, the families, housing, health service, food and of course the nuns and the midwives who brought so many babies into the world will be a beautiful addition to Jennifer Worth's bestselling memoir.

Publisher information

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
ISBN: 9780297868781
Number of pages: 400
Dimensions: 235 x 166 x 45 mm
Weight: 1050g
Languages: English

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Call the Midwife

I loved this book, it gave a good insight into what we now take for granted.

Suky

simply brilliant

Brilliant could not put it down. I had watched the TV series and wondered if it may have spoiled it, but not at all. Have reccomended it to all my friends.

cazi

Call the Midwife

I think that the book started about the experience of being a midwife in 1950s in London's East End and turned into a book of short real life stories. I d... READ MORE

Olga Dai

Just brilliant!

This is a fascinating insight into a period of English history which is still within many people's own lifetimes, but yet seems so alien from how people li... READ MORE

kendrafortune

Call the midwife

Very enjoyable read and very true to life as it must have been back in the 1950s. The book is written in a way which is easy to read and which expresses th... READ MORE

Tillibud

A great buy

Amazing book, I love this book and the program was lovely too.

vickie

what a read!

Just the sort of book that i like. it certainly opened my eyes as to the post war conditions in the London docks region. I found i was helped visually by w... READ MORE

low wick

Call the Midwife

This was a brilliant read with smiles and tears, and holds many details of how people coped through the highs and lows of London war time.

MichelleKT

Excellant

a wonderful book, well written stories and a clear narrative, would recommend this to anyone :)

Norabumblebee

AMAZING!!!!!

This book is maybe my favourite book ever, its so inspiring - I cant believe these things really happened. I would recommend this book to anyone, its so be... READ MORE

Jasmine Barker

Call the Midwife

this is indeed a very insightful read and makes me ever thankful for the maternity care we now have as a result of women like jennifer worths efforts.an ex... READ MORE

gemma campbell

Gave me hours of pleasure

As a visually impaired person, hearing Stephanie Cole's voice was a joyful way to follow the story.

Reita of Bowmore

excellent

If you enjoy social history, as I do, it gives a wonderful look in to the lives of females in the 1950's, a time when my mother was actually having babies,... READ MORE

farmerswife

Fascinating!

This book was a real treat. The social history in it is the stuff that needs to be passed on from generation to generation! It made me cry at times, smile ... READ MORE

Wildflower

Heartwarming and wonderful

Jennifer Worth, from the start, has a fascinating and engaging literary style; she's knowledgeable in her craft, and speaks with passion and authority on i... READ MORE

austen

Call The Midwife

bookworrmfever

Call the Midwife

This book was a beautiful read which made me laugh and cry. Being a nurse myself it was a great insight into nursing in the 50's. The characters such as ... READ MORE

Toni Maunders

Call the Midwife

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT. MAKES YOU REALIZE HOW LUCKY WE ARE IN THIS DAY AND AGE. SOME SAD STORIES BUT ALSO SOME LAUGH OUT LOUD ONES.COULDNT PUT IT DOWN JUST H... READ MORE

Anne Spuhler

Call the Midwife

I agree with all the previous comments about this being such a great and at times moving book to read but I very nearly didn't pick it up to buy as the fro... READ MORE

Veronica Morrison

Call the Midwife

As an account of life and work in 50s East End, this is truly fascinating. Howerver, I was deeply upset by some of the stories. One of these tearjerkers ... READ MORE

Susan Evans

Inspired

Just an inspiration to a lot of people I think. Brillant. And the series is such a credit. I mean wow everything about this book. I am really glade I read.... READ MORE

Maxine BLaylock

Call the Midwife

Sensitively written, an easy read and endlessly fascinating. Funny, sad, entertaining and sometimes startling. A very affectionate look at the East End in ... READ MORE

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Call the Midwife

A fantastic insight into what it was like being a midwife in 1950's London, I found it so interesting I could hardly put it down

emma suart

Call the Midwife

An interesting and eye opening memoir about life in the London Docklands of the 1950s where back streets and bomb sites served as playgrounds, large famili... READ MORE

Doris

Call the Midwife: Illustrated Edition

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