Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth

Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse

The Midwife Trilogy #2

Jennifer Worth

304 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced

Description

The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the MidwifeWhen twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section ...

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Moods

emotional 85%
informative 85%
reflective 60%
sad 60%
inspiring 34%
dark 29%
challenging 27%
hopeful 23%
adventurous 5%
funny 5%
lighthearted 3%
relaxing 3%
tense 1%

Pace

medium 61%
slow 24%
fast 14%

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