Midwife Triology, #2

Farewell To The East End

Shadows of the Workhouse
Bok av Jennifer Worth
The third and final book in the bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE series, the basis of the major BBC TV series. 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.
En bok skriven med så mycket kärlek och värme, om personer som Jennifer Worth mött under sina år som barnmorska på 50-talet i East End i London. Tyvärr inga berättelser om mammor, födslar och barn vilket jag älskade med den första boken. Här får man istället följa öden hos andra människor hon mött. Väldigt fin bok med mycket kärlek och många historiskt intressanta anekdoter om bland annat fattighus och krigstid. Men kan inte låta bli att sakna historierna om deras yrke.