IniciGrupsConversesMésTendències
Cerca al lloc
Aquest lloc utilitza galetes per a oferir els nostres serveis, millorar el desenvolupament, per a anàlisis i (si no has iniciat la sessió) per a publicitat. Utilitzant LibraryThing acceptes que has llegit i entès els nostres Termes de servei i política de privacitat. L'ús que facis del lloc i dels seus serveis està subjecte a aquestes polítiques i termes.

Resultats de Google Books

Clica una miniatura per anar a Google Books.

S'està carregant…

Shadows of the Workhouse (2005)

de Jennifer Worth

Altres autors: Mira la secció altres autors.

Sèrie: Midwife Trilogy (2)

MembresRessenyesPopularitatValoració mitjanaMencions
9323522,501 (4)79
Biography & Autobiography. Medical. Nonfiction. HTML:

The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the Midwife

When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the dreaded workhouse, a Dickensian institution that limped on into the middle of the twentieth century.

Orphaned brother and sister Peggy and Frank lived in the workhouse until Frank got free and returned to rescue his sister. Bubbly Jane's spirit was broken by the cruelty of the workhouse master until she found kindness and romance years later at Nonnatus House. Mr. Collett, a Boer War veteran, lost his family in the two world wars and died in the workhouse.

Though these are stories of unimaginable hardship, what shines through each is the resilience of the human spirit and the strength, courage, and humor of people determined to build a future for themselves against the odds. This is an enduring work of literary nonfiction, at once a warmhearted coming-of-age story and a startling look at people's lives in the poorest section of postwar London.

.
… (més)
S'està carregant…

Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar.

No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.

» Mira també 79 mencions

Es mostren 1-5 de 35 (següent | mostra-les totes)
Unlike the first Call the Midwife book, this one had just 3 main storylines. They were not directly related to midwifery, either (other than that the writer experienced them during the time she was a midwife). It was slower-paced than the first book, too. There were still some fascinating insights into East London life in the 1950s. ( )
  CarolHicksCase | Mar 12, 2023 |
Didn't enjoy it as much as Call the Midwife; there weren't any anecdotes about midwifery in this one. It's clear, though, that Jennifer Worth had a gift for listening to and remembering the stories of the people in her life, and she did a fine job of retelling them. As you can guess by the title, the subject matter was on the depressing side. The stories were gripping, but I'm hoping she gets back to tales of being in a midwife in the next book. ( )
  Harks | Dec 17, 2022 |
Second book in the series of books that the tv show "Call the Midwife" is based upon. Where in the first book each chapter told the story of a different delivery, this book focused more on the people in the east end of London. There were three parts, the first about Frank, his sister Peggy and their friend Jane, all who had spent their childhood in a workhouse. The second part was about Sister Monica Joan and her trial for theft. The last part was about Joe Collett, an elderly gentleman that Jenny befriends. The book was very enlightening when it came to describing the workhouses and the circumstances of their creation and life inside them.
I have also learned a lot about the Cockney speech and even though I still can't say that I understand it, some of it, such as Cockney Rhyming Slang, is actually starting to make sense! ( )
  Nefersw | Jan 14, 2022 |
Another instalment in the Midwife series. This time focused on the appalling conditions of the workhouses and the poor that lived there. I found this book to be much sadder given the stories of the people who have no choices in life. Profound real life account of how people lived in horrible conditions. ( )
  tinkerbellkk | Nov 2, 2021 |
Second volume of memoirs of a nurse and stories about the patients she served in London's East End.

Moving account of what it was like to be poor in the early to mid 20th century. ( )
  Robertgreaves | Oct 31, 2020 |
Es mostren 1-5 de 35 (següent | mostra-les totes)
Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya

» Afegeix-hi altres autors

Nom de l'autorCàrrecTipus d'autorObra?Estat
Worth, Jenniferautor primaritotes les edicionsconfirmat
Barber, NicolaNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Stevenson, JulietNarradorautor secundarialgunes edicionsconfirmat
Has d'iniciar sessió per poder modificar les dades del coneixement compartit.
Si et cal més ajuda, mira la pàgina d'ajuda del coneixement compartit.
Títol normalitzat
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Títol original
Títols alternatius
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Data original de publicació
Gent/Personatges
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Llocs importants
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Esdeveniments importants
Pel·lícules relacionades
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Epígraf
Dedicatòria
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Dedicated with respect and gratitude to Patricia Holt-Schooling of Merton Books, whose vision, enterprise and courage led to the first publication of these books.
Primeres paraules
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Nonnatus House was both a convent and the working base for the nursing and midwifery services of the Sisters of St. Raymond Nonnatus.
Citacions
Darreres paraules
Informació del coneixement compartit en anglès. Modifica-la per localitzar-la a la teva llengua.
Nota de desambiguació
Editor de l'editorial
Creadors de notes promocionals a la coberta
Llengua original
CDD/SMD canònics
LCC canònic

Referències a aquesta obra en fonts externes.

Wikipedia en anglès (1)

Biography & Autobiography. Medical. Nonfiction. HTML:

The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir and the basis for the PBS series Call the Midwife

When twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the direst section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. Woven into the ongoing tales of her life in the East End are the true stories of the people Worth met who grew up in the dreaded workhouse, a Dickensian institution that limped on into the middle of the twentieth century.

Orphaned brother and sister Peggy and Frank lived in the workhouse until Frank got free and returned to rescue his sister. Bubbly Jane's spirit was broken by the cruelty of the workhouse master until she found kindness and romance years later at Nonnatus House. Mr. Collett, a Boer War veteran, lost his family in the two world wars and died in the workhouse.

Though these are stories of unimaginable hardship, what shines through each is the resilience of the human spirit and the strength, courage, and humor of people determined to build a future for themselves against the odds. This is an enduring work of literary nonfiction, at once a warmhearted coming-of-age story and a startling look at people's lives in the poorest section of postwar London.

.

No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca.

Descripció del llibre
Sumari haiku

Debats actuals

Cap

Cobertes populars

Dreceres

Valoració

Mitjana: (4)
0.5
1 2
1.5
2 6
2.5 1
3 35
3.5 16
4 120
4.5 5
5 61

Ets tu?

Fes-te Autor del LibraryThing.

HighBridge Audio

Una edició d'aquest llibre ha estat publicada per HighBridge Audio.

» Pàgina d'informació de l'editor

 

Quant a | Contacte | LibraryThing.com | Privadesa/Condicions | Ajuda/PMF | Blog | Botiga | APIs | TinyCat | Biblioteques llegades | Crítics Matiners | Coneixement comú | 203,205,838 llibres! | Barra superior: Sempre visible