Letters to the Midwife: Correspondence with Jennifer Worth, the Author of Call the Midwife
- ISBN-10
- 1780224648
- ISBN-13
- 9781780224640
- Series
- Letters to the Midwife
- Category
- East End (London, England)
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014-11-20
- Publisher
- Phoenix
- Author
- Jennifer Worth
Description
Letters to the Midwife is a wonderful collection of correspondence received by Jennifer Worth, offering a fascinating glimpse into a long-lost world. Along with readers' responses and personal histories, it is filled with all sorts of heart-warming gems. There are stories from other midwives, lorry drivers, even a seamstress, all with tales to tell. Containing previously unpublished material describing her time spent in Paris and some journal entries, this is also a portrait of Jennifer herself, complete with a moving introduction by her family about the woman they knew and loved.
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- 2014-02-13
- 320 pages
- Paperback
- Hachette UK
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