Sisters of the East End : the real stories of the Sisters who inspired Call the midwife / Helen Batten.
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TextSeries: MagnaPublisher: Long Preston [England] : Magna, 2014Edition: Large print editionDescription: 348 pages (large print) ; 24 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750539197 (hbk.)Subject(s): Catherine Mary Sister | Community of St. John the Divine | Nurses -- England -- London | Midwives -- England -- LondonGenre/Form: Large type books. Summary: Born into a working-class North London family, Katie is determined to 'do something' with her life. Working in the impoverished East End in the 1950s, she meets the Sisters of St John the Divine - a community of nuns dedicated to nursing and midwifery. The Sisters have been present at births, cared for the sick and laid out the dead for a hundred years, and Katie soon joins them to start her journey to becoming Sister Catherine Mary. As a novice Katie rallies against the vow of obedience, yet as a nurse and midwife she learns much about the nature of dedication, love and tragedy.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | B/CAT (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111052645379 |
Born into a working-class North London family, Katie is determined to 'do something' with her life. Working in the impoverished East End in the 1950s, she meets the Sisters of St John the Divine - a community of nuns dedicated to nursing and midwifery. The Sisters have been present at births, cared for the sick and laid out the dead for a hundred years, and Katie soon joins them to start her journey to becoming Sister Catherine Mary. As a novice Katie rallies against the vow of obedience, yet as a nurse and midwife she learns much about the nature of dedication, love and tragedy.
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