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Shadows of the workhouse

Shadows of the workhouse

Jennifer Worth was a district midwife in the London Docklands in the 1950s, working with an order of nuns. She recounts the moving lives, loves and backgrounds of the different cockney characters she met and the stories she learnt about some of the men and women who began their lives in the workhouse, an experience which had dramatic consequences. Part 2/4, previous part Call the midwife.

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Book info

Author Worth, Jennifer.
Reader Volunteers
Language eng
Duration 9 h 53 min
Publication info Royal National Institute for the Blind.
Physical description talking book Daisy 2.02 (9 h 53 min)
Notifications Call the midwife.
Original publication info Merton 2005.
Keywords avustustoiminta nunnat hjälpverksamhet nunnor memoarer barnmorskor sjukskötare muistelmat kätilöt sairaanhoitajat sosiaalihuolto köyhyys Lontoo Iso-Britannia 1950-luku sosialvård fattigdom London Storbritannien 1950-talet
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