Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives (The Midwife Trilogy #3)
4.5 stars - SpoilersReally enjoyed it. The stories were engrossing, the people were fascinating, and the 1950s East End setting was easy to imagine and immerse into. Random Thoughts:-I preferred the format of this one compared to the second book, there was a lot more focus on Jenny's experiences, her patients, and midwifery in general.-I enjoyed getting to know more about Cynthia, she was a bit of a non-character in the earlier books All that I knew about her was that she was nice and had a
In the Call the Midwife series it was hard to finish the 3rd and final book in the trilogy. I wanted to turn the page and still be able to read the next story. Each chapter was a mini-story; I easily wanted more.But the 3rd book will bring back the crazy, unexpected births that you read about in the first book. Jennifer Lee saw some amazing things living in the poor, East End Docks of England right after World War II. From an utterly poor woman, with no clothes, or bed to her name, giving births
I liked this. Even though this is nonfiction, it reads like fiction....and I mean that in a good way. This was fascinating. These midwives working, helping, enduring. This covered so many major issues, like poverty, birth control, abortion, unwanted babies, adoption and more. Life as a woman was hard and they were desperate at times. It was so sad, but this was also surprising and heartwarming. There is always need for service, just because times change, there will always be needs to be met.
After watching the first season of Call the Midwife on Netflix, I very much wanted to read Jennifer Worth's memoirs upon which the show is based. They did not disappoint although I will say that bits of it are rough reading. Some of the situations that the midwives of Nonnatus House came upon were just absolutely horrific and stomach churning. With that in mind, I highly recommend this as a read, especially if you are interested in the period/subject.This is the third installment so if you are a
Blimey, this memoir was bleak. Jennifer Worth's third book about her years serving as a midwife in London's East End in the 1950s was much darker than the first two. It was well-written and the stories were all compelling, but it covered some serious stuff, including babies who died during delivery, botched abortions, children killed by tuberculosis, a father who prostituted his daughter on a ship, and the Contagious Diseases Acts.I need to pause here to explain how horrified I was to hear about
As with the first book, The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times, I enjoyed most of the stories. I have a very different view of some of the issues brought up, and cannot agree with this:"The Criminal Abortion Act 1803 was repealed in 1967. Knowing that I had been a midwife I was sometimes asked if I approved of it or not. My reply was that I did not regard it as a moral issue, but as a medical issue. A minority of women will always want an abortion. Therefore it must be done
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Original Title: | Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives |
ISBN: | 0753823063 (ISBN13: 9780753823064) |
Edition Language: | English |
Series: | The Midwife Trilogy #3 |
Characters: | Jenny Lee, Chummy Browne, Sister Julienne, Sister Monica Joan |
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This final book in Jennifer Worth's memories of her time as a midwife in London's East end brings her story full circle. As always there are heartbreaking stories such as the family devastated by tuberculosis and a ship's woman who 'serviced' the entire crew, as well as plenty of humour and warmth such as the tale of two women who shared the same husband! Other stories cover backstreet abortions, the changing life of the docklands, infanticide, as well as the lives of the inhabitants of Nonnatus House.List Appertaining To Books Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives (The Midwife Trilogy #3)
Title | : | Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives (The Midwife Trilogy #3) |
Author | : | Jennifer Worth |
Book Format | : | Paperback |
Book Edition | : | First Edition |
Pages | : | Pages: 336 pages |
Published | : | October 15th 2009 by Phoenix (first published 2009) |
Categories | : | Nonfiction. Autobiography. Memoir. History. Biography. Historical |
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Ratings: 4.27 From 13497 Users | 1129 ReviewsCrit Appertaining To Books Farewell to the East End: The Last Days of the East End Midwives (The Midwife Trilogy #3)
This is the last book in the trilogy which has been developed by the BBC into the television show Call the Midwife. This book more closely resembles the first one, with an emphasis on stories about the nurses and the nuns of Nonnatus House, who delivered thousands of babies in the slums of Londons East End in the 1950s.Although I enjoyed this series very much, I am a little uncomfortable with the authors intimate narration of events which were outside her personal experience. Since this is4.5 stars - SpoilersReally enjoyed it. The stories were engrossing, the people were fascinating, and the 1950s East End setting was easy to imagine and immerse into. Random Thoughts:-I preferred the format of this one compared to the second book, there was a lot more focus on Jenny's experiences, her patients, and midwifery in general.-I enjoyed getting to know more about Cynthia, she was a bit of a non-character in the earlier books All that I knew about her was that she was nice and had a
In the Call the Midwife series it was hard to finish the 3rd and final book in the trilogy. I wanted to turn the page and still be able to read the next story. Each chapter was a mini-story; I easily wanted more.But the 3rd book will bring back the crazy, unexpected births that you read about in the first book. Jennifer Lee saw some amazing things living in the poor, East End Docks of England right after World War II. From an utterly poor woman, with no clothes, or bed to her name, giving births
I liked this. Even though this is nonfiction, it reads like fiction....and I mean that in a good way. This was fascinating. These midwives working, helping, enduring. This covered so many major issues, like poverty, birth control, abortion, unwanted babies, adoption and more. Life as a woman was hard and they were desperate at times. It was so sad, but this was also surprising and heartwarming. There is always need for service, just because times change, there will always be needs to be met.
After watching the first season of Call the Midwife on Netflix, I very much wanted to read Jennifer Worth's memoirs upon which the show is based. They did not disappoint although I will say that bits of it are rough reading. Some of the situations that the midwives of Nonnatus House came upon were just absolutely horrific and stomach churning. With that in mind, I highly recommend this as a read, especially if you are interested in the period/subject.This is the third installment so if you are a
Blimey, this memoir was bleak. Jennifer Worth's third book about her years serving as a midwife in London's East End in the 1950s was much darker than the first two. It was well-written and the stories were all compelling, but it covered some serious stuff, including babies who died during delivery, botched abortions, children killed by tuberculosis, a father who prostituted his daughter on a ship, and the Contagious Diseases Acts.I need to pause here to explain how horrified I was to hear about
As with the first book, The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times, I enjoyed most of the stories. I have a very different view of some of the issues brought up, and cannot agree with this:"The Criminal Abortion Act 1803 was repealed in 1967. Knowing that I had been a midwife I was sometimes asked if I approved of it or not. My reply was that I did not regard it as a moral issue, but as a medical issue. A minority of women will always want an abortion. Therefore it must be done
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