Cette auteure a obtenu une reconnaissance pour ses mémoires captivantes, qui offrent un portrait tendre et perspicace de la vie et des luttes des sages-femmes de Londres et des femmes qu'elles ont servies. Son style d'écriture est vif et incisif, plongeant dans les conditions sociales de son époque et la profondeur des liens humains qu'elle a vécus. À travers des anecdotes poignantes et des observations avisées, elle éclaire la résilience, la compassion et l'héroïsme quotidien des femmes de la classe ouvrière. Son œuvre témoigne de la puissance de la communauté et de l'humanité durable face à l'adversité.
Kniha autentických vzpomínek na autorčino mládí, kdy v 50. letech 20. století pracovala na londýnském předměstí jako porodní asistentka. Zachycuje dobovou atmosféru: poválečnou bytovou nouzi, početné rodiny žijící ve stísněných bytech (v nichž prakticky bez výjimky probíhaly i porody), složité rodinné poměry i tvrdý život v East Endu, kde po válce panovala neuvěřitelná chudoba a děti si hrály v kráterech po bombách. Podle knihy vznikl úspěšný seriál BBC.
A collection of highlights from Jennifer Worth's Call the Midwife and featuring PREVIOUSLY UNPUBLISHED NEW WRITING from Jennifer Worth herself
С начала 1950-х и до середины 1970-х годов Дженнифер Уорф работала акушеркой в бедном лондонском районе Ист-Энд. В городе, покрытом шрамами недавней войны - полуразрушенными домами, пустырями и перекрытыми улицами, - она узнала истории тех, кто помнил ещё более суровые времена. Нищета и голод вынуждали людей искать приюта в работных домах, попасть в которые было настоящей трагедией. "Тени Ист-Энда" - это истории о невообразимых трудностях, стойкости и силе человеческого духа и летопись жизни, которая сегодня кажется невероятной. Трилогия Дженнифер Уорф "Вызовите акушерку" стала несомненным бестселлером и легла в основу одноимённого сериала компании BBC. Он собрал у экранов более десяти миллионов зрителей и стал наиболее успешным драматическим сериалом на телеканале BBC One с 2001 года.
Kniha autentických vzpomínek na autorčino mládí, kdy v 50. letech 20. století pracovala na londýnském předměstí jako porodní asistentka. Zachycuje dobovou atmosféru: poválečnou bytovou nouzi, početné rodiny žijící ve stísněných bytech (v nichž prakticky bez výjimky probíhaly i porody), složité rodinné poměry i tvrdý život v East Endu, kde po válce panovala neuvěřitelná chudoba a děti si hrály v kráterech po bombách. Autorka líčí osudy žen a dívek, s nimiž se setkala, i tehdejší situaci v Londýně. Podle knihy vznikl úspěšný seriál BBC.
When the CALL THE MIDWIFE books became bestsellers, Jennifer Worth was inundated with correspondence. People felt moved to write to her because the books had touched them, and because they wanted to share memories of the world her books described, the East End of London in the late 1940s and early 1950s. LETTERS TO THE MIDWIFE is a collection of the correspondence she received offering a fascinating glimpse into a long-lost world. Along with readers' responses and personal histories, it is filled with heartwarming gems such as letters and drawings sent by one of the nuns featured in Call the Midwife and a curious list of the things Jennifer would need to become a missionary. 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 Jennifer Worth they knew and loved
Jennifer Worth was a nurse, midwife, ward sister and night sister from 1953 until 1973, working mainly in London. Her first passion was - and still is - music, and she is a Fellow of the London College of Music. She taught piano and singing for about twenty-five years and still More...sings in choirs all over England and Europe. She plays her piano (a 1904) Bluthner) daily, and is at present studying the entire keyboard works of J.S. Bach. She has been married for forty-five years and has two daughters and three grandchildren.
The third and final book in the bestselling CALL THE MIDWIFE trilogy, now a major BBC TV series starring Miranda Hart and Jessica Raine. 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.
In the 1950s Jennifer Worth was a district midwife in the Docklands of East London where the aftermath of the war meant many lived in shocking conditions. She worked with the Nursing Sisters of St John the Divine, nurses and midwives whose vocation was to work amongst the poorest of the poor. Despite the official closure of the workhouses in 1930, there was nowhere else for many inmates to go so they changed their names and carried on much as before. In 'Shadows of the Workhouse', Jennifer tells the stories of the men and women she met who began their lives in the workhouse.
This sequel to Jennifer Worth's memoir explores her experiences as a midwife in postwar London's East End. Through poignant stories of individuals from the workhouse, it highlights their struggles and resilience. Blending warmth and hardship, it offers a profound look at the human spirit's strength amidst adversity.