Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.

Farewell to the East End / Jennifer Worth ; clinical editor, Terri Coates. - London : Phoenix, 2009. - 321 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., map, ports. ; 20 cm. - Midwife trilogy ; 3. .

As seen on BBC. Maps on endpapers.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 321)

This final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East End brings her story full circle. This final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and a ship's woman who 'serviced' the entire crew, as well as plenty of humour and warmth, such as the tale of two women who shared the same husband! Other stories cover backstreet abortions, the changing life of the docklands, infanticide, as well as the lives of the inhabitants of Nonnatus House. We discover what happens with the gauche debutant Chummy and her equally gauche policeman; will Sister Monica Joan continue her life of crime?; will Sister Evangelina ever crack a smile? And what of Jennifer herself? The book not only details the final years of the tenements but also of Jennifer's journey as she moves on from the close community of nuns and her life takes a new path.

0297844652 (hbk.) 1780224478 (pbk.) 9780297844655 (hbk.) 9780753823064 (Hodder) 9781780224473 (pbk.)

GBA969418 bnb

015326722 Uk


Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.
Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.


1900 - 1999


Worth, Jennifer, 1935-
East End ( London, England)--Social conditions--20th century.
Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.
Midwives--England, London--Biography.
Midwives--England--London.
Childbirth--England--London--History--20th century.
Worth, Jennifer 1935-2011.
East End (London, England)--Social conditions--20th century.
Midwives--England--London.
Midwives--England--London.
Childbirth--History--England--London--20th century.
Childbirth--History--England--London--20th century.
Childbirth.
Midwives.
Social conditions.


East End (London, England)--Social conditions--20th century.
England--London.
England--London--East End.


History.
History.

CT

618.20092