Displaying 1 of 1 2012 Format: Book Author: Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011. Title: Call the midwife : a memoir of birth, joy, and hard times / Jennifer Worth ; clinical editor, Terri Coates. Publisher, Date: New York : Penguin Books, 2012. ©2002 Description: 340 pages ; 21 cm Subjects: Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011. Midwives -- England -- London -- Biography. Other Author: Coates, Terri. Notes: Originally published: Twickenham, U.K. : Merton Books, 2002. "Now a PBS series!"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (page 340). ISBN: 9780143123255 (pbk.) 0143123254 (pbk.) 9780143123255 System Availability: 6 # System items in: 6 # Local items: 1 # Local items in: 1 Current Holds: 0 Place Request Add to My List Expand All | Collapse All Availability Suggestions and more Librarian's View Fiction/Biography Profile Genre NonFictionHistoryMedicalSociologyMovie Topics MidwivesMidwiferyNursesChildbirthNunsBritish cultureSocial conditionsPersonal narratives Setting London, England - Europe Time Period 1950s -- 20th century Large Cover Image Trade Reviews Library Journal ReviewThis memoir, the inspiration for BBC's popular series of the same name, chronicles Worth's experiences as a midwife in London during the 1950s. The story, enhanced by amazingly vivid imagery, brings to life the horror of the living conditions in the slums of the London's Docklands, the sadness of mothers who have lost their babies, and the joy of first- or 24th-time mothers as they meet their children. Narrator Nicola Barber, winner of two Earphone Awards, does an excellent job of portraying both seasoned and inexperienced midwives as well as the wide variety of British accents. -VERDICT Fans of the BBC series will enjoy this audio-book, as will anyone interested in the history of midwifery. [The Penguin hc was a New York Times best seller.-Ed.]-Jessi Brown, Huntington City-Twp. P.L., IN (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted. Summary The highest-rated drama in BBC history, Call the Midwife will delight fans of Downton Abbey Viewers everywhere have fallen in love with this candid look at post-war London. In the 1950s, twenty-two-year-old Jenny Lee leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in London's East End slums. While delivering babies all over the city, Jenny encounters a colorful cast of women--from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives, to the woman with twenty-four children who can't speak English, to the prostitutes of the city's seedier side. An unfortgettable story of motherhood, the bravery of a community, and the strength of remarkable and inspiring women, Call the Midwife is the true story behind the beloved PBS series, which will soon return for its sixth season. Displaying 1 of 1
