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RutlandBelle

RutlandBelle Report 10 Dec 2010 17:22

If anyone has not come across these books they are ideal for anyone interested in social history, set in the East End of London but applicable anywhere. They are true memories of early to mid years of last century

'Call the midwife' and 'Shadows of the Workhouse' by Jennifer Worth

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Jean (Monmouth)

Jean (Monmouth) Report 10 Dec 2010 17:25

I will look for those, might interest my 93 yr old neighbour who was a Londoner in those days.

LindainBerkshire1736004

LindainBerkshire1736004 Report 10 Dec 2010 18:14

Others by Jennifer Worth are:
In the Midst of Life by Jennifer Worth

There is a trilogy available too:
The Midwife Trilogy: Call the Midwife, Shadows of the Workhouse, Farewell to the East End

Amazon has tehse and they are pretty quick on delivery and usually free P&P too

Linda :o)

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Peryer(Winchester), Barber(Norfolk), Franklin(Oxford), Sadler(Marylebone), Davies(Hammersmith/Northampton), Rance(Wokingham), Hedley(Gateshead/Lincolnshire), Wilson(Derbyshire/India), French(India/Ireland), Luffman(Wiltshire), Barnett(Brixton/Lincolnshire)

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 10 Dec 2010 22:00

Call the Midwife and shadows of the workhouse are both excellent books.

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Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Susan10146857

Susan10146857 Report 11 Dec 2010 00:04

Excellent books. I think Ann had them on her greader thread at one time.

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Elizabeth A

Elizabeth A Report 11 Dec 2010 01:13

Must agree these books are excellent