Farewell To The East End [Audio] -Jennifer Worth,Anne Reid Biography Book
Farewell To The East End [Audio]
Author: Anne Reid Jennifer WorthPublisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )Category: Biography, MemoirsThis 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 Megan'mave, 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. We discover what happens with the gauche debutant Chummy and her equally gauche policeman; will Sister Monica Joan continue her life of crime?; will Sister Evangelina ever crack a smile? And what of Jennifer herself?The book not only details the final years of the tenements that but also of Jennifer's journey as she moves on from the close community of nuns, finds love and the woman who has been a midwife to so many others finally becomes a mother herself.
About Jennifer Worth
Jennifer Worth trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and was later ward sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, then the Marie Curie Hospital, also in London. Music had always been her passion, and in 1973 she left nursing in order to study music intensively, teaching piano and singing for about 25 years. Jennifer died in May 2011 after a short illness, leaving her husband Philip, two daughters and three grandchildren. Her books have all been bestsellers. ANNE REID is BAFTA Award-nominated English film and television actress from Newcastle Upon Tyne. Her first major role was as Valerie in Coronation Street in the 1960s. Since then, her many TV credits include, DINNER LADIES, DR, WHO, LIFE BEGINS and BLEAK HOUSE. She has recorded a number of dramas for Radio 4 and was the voice of Wendolene Ramsbottom in WALLACE AND GROMIT: A CLOSE SHAVE. Her film credits include SAVAGE GRACE, THE MOTHER and HOT FUZZ.(BK-9781409104964)
| SKU | BK-9781409104964 |
| Barcode # | 9781409104964 |
| Brand | Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Lt |
| Artist / Author | Anne Reid Jennifer Worth |
| Shipping Weight | 0.1000kg |
| Shipping Width | 0.160m |
| Shipping Height | 0.020m |
| Shipping Length | 0.190m |
| Assembled Length | 15.600m |
| Assembled Height | 1.500m |
| Assembled Width | 19.100m |
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