Call the midwife : a memoir of birth, joy, and hard times / Jennifer Worth ; clinical editor, Terri Coates.
"At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in postwar London's East End slums. The colorful characters she meets while delivering babies--from the plucky, warmhearted nuns with whom she lives, to the woman with twenty-four children, to the prostitutes and dockers of the city's seedier side--illuminate a fascinating time in history. Beautifully written and utterly moving, The Midwife will touch the hearts of anyone who is, and everyone who has, a mother." -- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780143123255
- ISBN: 0143123254
- ISBN: 9780143116233
- ISBN: 0143116231
- Physical Description: 340 pages ; 21 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Books, 2009, 2012.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: Twickenham, U.K. : Merton Books, 2002.Revised edition of: Call the midwife / by Jennifer Worth. Twickenham : Merton, 2002.Previously published as: The Midwife (Penguin Books, 2009).
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 340).
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- Subject:
- Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.
Midwives > England > London > Biography.
London (England) > Social conditions > 20th century.
East End (London, England) > Social conditions > 20th century.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | B WORTH WOR (Text) | 33114017610213 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Bailey Public Library | B Worth (Text) | 540191010016440 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 08/13/2026 |
| Black Mountain Library | 618.2 WOR (Text) | 0020510205683 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Boonville Community Public Library | 618.2 WOR (Text) | 30005100157216 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | B WORTH (Text) | 33557004343448 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B WORTH (Text) | 22281500057686 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | B WORTH (Text) | 22281500120906 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | 618.2009 W (Text) | 31781064176496 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 08/25/2026 |
| Enka-Candler Library | 618.2 WOR (Text) | 0020510971136 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Etowah Branch | WORTH (Text) | 33258007020121 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
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"At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in postwar London's East End slums. The colorful characters she meets while delivering babies--from the plucky, warmhearted nuns with whom she lives, to the woman with twenty-four children, to the prostitutes and dockers of the city's seedier side--illuminate a fascinating time in history. Beautifully written and utterly moving, The Midwife will touch the hearts of anyone who is, and everyone who has, a mother." --
