Farewell to the East End
By: Jennifer Worth ; clinical editor, Terri Coates
Series: Midwife -- bk. 3
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 2013
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 321
ISBN-13: 9781780224473
Subjects: Midwives; Social conditions; Childbirth; History
Description: The hit BBC TV series CALL THE MIDWIFE is based on the memoirs of Jennifer Worth, chronicling her life as a midwife in London in the 1950s. FAREWELL TO THE EAST END is the third book in the trilogy. Following on from the bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE and SHADOWS OF THE WORKHOUSE, Jennifer brings her story to a conclusion. Post-war life could be a struggle - the devastating effects of TB, dangerous backstreet abortions, people driven to extremes by poverty - but there was also warmth and humour. Like Megan'mave, the identical twins who share the same browbeaten husband; the eccentric Sister Monica Joan; and gauche debutante Chummy, who wants to be a missionary. FAREWELL TO THE EAST END shines a light on the lives, culture and stories of a bygone era, and is both moving and heartwarming in equal measure.
Notes: Originally published: London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson.

Includes bibliographical references (page 321).