Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth

Shadows of the Workhouse

The Midwife Trilogy #2

Jennifer Worth

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative reflective medium-paced

294 pages | first published 2005

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In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered.There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - s...
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hopeful 24%
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tense 1%

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