num_pages: 294
description: 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 - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Frank's parents both died within 6 months of each other and the children were left destitute. At the time there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton a missionary in Africa visits the Nonnatus nuns and Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. And Sister Monica Joan the eccentric ninety-year-old nun is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nun's room.These stories give a fascinating insight into the resilience and spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties.
language: English
title: Shadows of the Workhouse
publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson