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Shadows Of The Workhouse (2008)

Shadows of the Workhouse (2008)
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Author
Jennifer Worth
Genre
Memoir & Autobiography
Series
The Midwife Trilogy
Rating
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ISBN
0297853260 (ISBN13: 9780297853268)
Language
English
Publisher
Weidenfeld & Nicolson
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In the second book of the Midwife trilogy, Jennifer Worth gives us a more detailed look at some of her characters. We find out how truly terrible the workhouses were through Jane, her friend Peggy and Peggy’s older brother Frank. Sister Monica Joan is accused of a humiliating crime but claims to be innocent. One of the Sisters decides that two lonely and shy people were just made for each other, and engineers some well thought-out matchmaking. And through it all, the nurses experience life at its best and worst. This was not what I was expecting from the series - not much midwifery if any - but still another very good read and interesting, though also incredibly sad. Life in Popular and in a workhouse in those times is fascinating to read about. I especially enjoyed the last section about Mr. Collett, with his stories of the British Army at the turn of the 19th century and of his family and life in London at that time.

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Love these books and the TV show. Such a vivid picture of the past in London. Very interesting!
—Deid

Beautiful and touching stories.
—araujo3rd

Made me sad.
—Hannah

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