{"product_id":"9780753827871-call-the-midwife","title":"Call The Midwife","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA True Story Of The East End In The 1950s\u003cbr\u003eTV Tie-in edition of Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Unforgettable' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Poignant, funny and enlightening' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Gripping, moving and convincing from beginning to end . a powerful evocation of a long-gone world'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eLITERARY REVIEW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE BESTSELLING BOOK THAT INSPIRED THE AWARD-WINNING BBC TV SERIES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIn this extraordinary account of life as midwife in 1950s London, Jennifer Worth recounts her experiences - and those of the women she helped - in all their stark, colourful and at times shocking reality. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLife in London's East End in the 1950s was tough. The brothels of Cable Street, the Kray brothers and gang warfare, the meths drinkers in the bomb sites - this was the world that Jennifer Worth entered when she became a midwife at the age of twenty-two. Babies were born in slum conditions, often with no running water.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eCall the Midwife\u003c\/i\u003e, Worth describes the romance and beauty of London as well as the bug-infested tenements, the spectre of disease, the sense of community and the incredible resilience of women who often bore more than ten children. Funny and moving, it brings to life a world that has now changed beyond measure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Superbly moving but also witty' \u003ci\u003eCLOSER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The characters .  stay with you for a long time'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWOMAN MAGAZINE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56449793655158,"sku":"9780753827871","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_8004950_jpg.jpg?v=1760446706","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780753827871-call-the-midwife","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}