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  • Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End

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  • Written by: Jennifer Worth
  • Narrated by: Nicola Barber
  • Length: 10 hrs and 49 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (25 ratings)

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Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End

Written by: Jennifer Worth
Narrated by: Nicola Barber
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When 22-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the poorest section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End is the last book in Worth's memoir trilogy, which the Times Literary Supplement described as "powerful stories with sweet charm and controlled outrage" in the face of dire circumstances.

Here, at last, is the full story of Chummy's delightful courtship and wedding. We also meet Megan'mave, identical twins who share a browbeaten husband, and return to Sister Monica Joan, who is in top eccentric form. As in Worth's first two books, Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times and Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse, the vividly portrayed denizens of a postwar East End contend with the trials of extreme poverty—unsanitary conditions, hunger, and disease—and find surprising ways to thrive in their tightly knit community.

A rich portrait of a bygone era of comradeship and midwifery populated by unforgettable characters, Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End will appeal to readers of Frank McCourt, Katherine Boo, and James Herriot, as well as to the fans of the acclaimed PBS show based on the trilogy.

©2005 Jennifer Worth. (P)2014 HighBridge Company.

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A lived experience

I loved everything about these 3 books! The end was like saying goodbye to old friends. It was wonderful to experience (vicariously) the joys and sorrows, the tragedies and triumphs of the sisters and the trained midwives. Such a rich and engaging story, magnificently narrated. I am better for having listened to it

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I laughed and cried and learned

I so enjoyed the whole series I looked forward to listening after work with a cuppa . Full of colourful characters and a history rich in it's telling. Awesome all round.

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a heartbreaking memoir!

beautifully written (and narrated) would definitely recommend the whole series to any woman, or anyone with an interest in midwifery from the good old days! this whole series truely tugs on the heart strings!!!

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