by Jennifer Worth · Orion · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781407228051
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«Shadows of the Workhouse» is Jennifer Worth's memoir, published by Orion in paperback (294 pages, in English).
A continuation of «Call the Midwife», these memoirs collect real stories of people marked by the workhouses in postwar London. Drawing on her experience as a midwife, Worth weaves together tales of separation, cruelty and small acts of kindness, highlighting the resilience of those who tried to get by despite adversity.
Second volume of the «The Midwife Trilogy», continuing the work begun with «Call the Midwife», adapted for television by the BBC.
For readers of memoirs and social history, especially those who know «Call the Midwife» or seek testimonies of postwar London.
Jennifer Louise Worth RN RM was a British memoirist, nurse, and midwife. She worked in the poverty-stricken East End of London in the 1950s, where she gained much of her experience that would later shape her writing. Drawing on these experiences, she wrote a best-selling trilogy: Call the Midwife (2002), Shadows of the Workhouse (2005) and Farewell to The East End (2009). After leaving her career in nursing, Worth re-trained as a musician.
