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Call the Midwife
- A True Story of the East End in the 1950s
- Narrated by: Stephanie Cole
- Length: 4 hrs and 36 mins
- Categories: Biographies & Memoirs
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Publisher's Summary
Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands in the 1950s. The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings but also because of what they were expected to endure.
But while Jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of Cockney humour. She also earned the confidences of some whose lives were truly stranger, more poignant and more terrifying than could ever be recounted in fiction.
Attached to an order of nuns who had been working in the slums since the 1870s, Jennifer tells the story not only of the women she treated but also of the community of nuns (including one who was accused of stealing jewels from Hatton Garden) and the camaraderie of the midwives with whom she trained. Funny, disturbing and incredibly moving, Jennifer's stories bring to life the colourful world of the East End in the 1950s.
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- Anonymous User
- 12-11-2018
Excellent
Beautiful story and wonderful narration. The book the first TV series Call the Midwife was based on.
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- Amazon Customer
- 18-03-2019
beautiful
i absolutely loved this story, Jennifer Worth is a fantastic author whose insights into the East End are amazing and make you feel as if you are their with her.
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- Shani
- 22-02-2018
Amazing!!!!
I loved the TV series but this even better than the drama. Can't wait to start the next book.
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- Sara
- 23-03-2020
I wish I could have met Jennifer Worth!
Mrs Worth's stories of midwifery in the East End of London in the late 1950s are fascinating! If you enjoyed watching the TV series, Call the Midwife, you'll enjoy listening to this. Just note that it is written as a non-fiction memoir, not a television drama.
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- meredith
- 09-01-2020
Call the midwife
This is an utterly enthralling account of a nunnery in the East End slums of London , which trained and provided a midwifery service, to the women of that region.
They arrived on bicycle to administer to women in labour. The insights thus gained into life at that period are recorded here.
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- Iwbar
- 07-11-2019
Very enjoyable
Loved it. A really interesting insight into that era and what life would have been like.
Warning..Does not hide terminology around female anatomy if you get easily offended.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-04-2019
Better than the show!
I feel so much closer to the characters I fell in love with from the show. Beautifully narrated honest, strong, raw and kind.
So getcha selff a cuppa tea luv and listen to a good yarn.
Dats da way.
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- Amazon Customer
- 24-04-2016
Loved it!
I loved reading this story. It opened my eyes to what life was like. I'm glad I gave birth when I did!
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- Happy 😃
- 17-03-2016
True Nightingales
I think this is the quickest I have finished a book. Easy to follow. Easy to understand. But not at all boring.
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- Sandra
- 27-02-2016
Simple stories told with heart.
What a wonderful insight into women and family life in the 1950's. Stories ranged from sad & tragic to happy and full of joy and all told with a whimsy that kept the stories real in the readers mind.
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- Anonymous User
- 30-01-2020
Enjoy!
This is a heartwarming, emotional story, written and read in an empathic and witty way. It brought me to tears (and laughter) several times and leaves me touched by all the characters. I wish I could thank Jennifer Worth for sharing this with me.
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- Marija
- 27-01-2019
Beatifully written and narrated!
This book is a life- changer. I have watched the series and just could not let go of the sisters and nurses of the Nonnatus house- and indeed the book has proved itself just as endearing and beautiful. Currently starting on book 2.
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- Ms K. E. Evans
- 25-09-2018
Abridged to the point of absurdity
The Audible version misses out huge swathes of Jennifer Worth's original story. It would be more accurate to call it "Half of Call The Midwife".
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- Jackie
- 15-03-2016
LOVED IT!
If you could sum up Call the Midwife in three words, what would they be?
heartfelt, humanitarian, funny.
Which character – as performed by Stephanie Cole – was your favourite?
I found Stephanie's narration fantastic. all the characters were brought to life with warmth and compassion, especially Sister Evangelina. The cockney banter is lovely.
If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?
10 years hard labour
Any additional comments?
highly recommended.
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- EmilyMatt
- 14-02-2020
Missing chapters!
I own the printed book and it has significantly more chapters than this audio version. The book itself is excellent but this version is missing a big chunk right from the middle. It is not listed as abridged so I expected better.
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- lyndianne
- 13-03-2017
Call the Midwife. Informative and moving book
True factual history of life before the Dawn of the NHS in 1948. The year I was born to a young Mother in London who had run away from the Vallies in S.Wales. Had my birth been any sooner well I might not be here today.
A very well written book.
The account of life in the slums of the East end
of London. For anyone thinking that there life was tough read this book and thank Heaven
and all that is.. that the Workhouses have been
abolished. That young children are cared for by a welfare state. Profoundly moving book.
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- Hazel Cade
- 14-07-2019
Call the Midwife
Very disappointed wrong narrator for this book her voice was too harsh for this type of book.
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- Mrs tingle
- 24-02-2017
Brilliant book
brilliant book enjoyed it as much as I have watching the TV series too. Can't wait for next episode on Sunday
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- Hayley Graham
- 04-01-2017
Outstanding courage
Fantastic true accounts of courage, sadness,life and death and an insight into the squalid and over crowded housing of yesteryear....Onto book 2 now...Shadows of the workhouse.
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- Carol mccann
- 08-01-2021
great story
first book i loved it if you close your eyes you can see the characters
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- Megan White
- 03-08-2020
Eye opening
Loved it and truly eye opening. Living in Poplar this lit up its history.
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- M. McGuirk
- 27-07-2020
I saw my Mother in these pages
I loved this book, I came to it after being hooked on the tv series. The book did not disappoint. I came to it as an insider, my mother was an Irish student nurse in the war and stayed on after the war to practice midwifery in Glasgow.
I felt I was reading about my Mother, it was in her time, and the anecdotal nature of the story telling is typical of working nurses. My Mother’s best friend was a nurse and reading the book was like listening to my Mum and her friend talking about their lives.
I can see this as a book I will go back to time and time again, when I need to restore my faith in human kindness, selflessness, love and dare I say it everyday Saintliness.
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