{"title":"Call the Midwife","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"call-the-midwife-4-books-collection-set-jennifer-worth-paperback","title":"The Complete Call the Midwife Stories 4 Books Collection Set by Jennifer Worth - Non Fiction - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitles in This Set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCall The Midwife\u003cbr\u003e\nShadows Of The Workhouse\u003cbr\u003e\nFarewell To The East End\u003cbr\u003e\nLetter to the Midwife\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Brand New\u003cbr\u003e\nFormat: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\nISBN: 9781780224923\u003cbr\u003e\nPublisher: Weidenfeld \u0026amp; Nicolson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOverview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nStep into the tight-knit streets of 1950s East London with this four-book paperback collection from Jennifer Worth, the memoirist whose real-life recollections inspired the beloved BBC series Call the Midwife. Following a young district nurse and midwife working alongside the nuns of Nonnatus House, these true stories blend humour, hardship and heart. Perfect for fans of the television adaptation, readers of social history and anyone who loves an honest, moving memoir, this complete set brings all four of Worth's East End stories together in one collectible paperback bundle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Books\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nThis collection gathers Jennifer Worth's full sequence of East End memoirs, beginning with Call The Midwife, which introduces readers to the docklands community she served as a young midwife in the 1950s — a world of bombsites, overcrowded tenements and remarkable resilience. Shadows Of The Workhouse looks further back, uncovering the hidden histories of the workhouse system and the elderly residents whose pasts still shaped the East End. Farewell To The East End continues the story with tales of tuberculosis wards, family scandal and unexpected kindness, as the old ways of the docklands begin to fade. Letter to the Midwife rounds off the collection with further reflections from Worth's midwifery career, tying together themes of service, memory and community. Together, the four books offer a candid, deeply human record of childbirth, poverty and post-war recovery, told by someone who lived it. Worth's writing balances unflinching honesty about hardship with genuine warmth and wit, giving voice to families whose stories were rarely recorded elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eComplete four-book paperback collection in one convenient set\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBased on the real memoirs behind the hit BBC series Call the Midwife\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich social history of 1950s East End London and post-war Britain\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeal gift for fans of memoir, biography and historical nonfiction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBrand new condition, ready to read or gift immediately\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreat for book clubs and readers who enjoy character-driven true stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nJennifer Worth (1935–2011) trained as a nurse before working as a midwife in London's East End during the 1950s, an experience that became the foundation for her bestselling memoirs. Her books were adapted into the enormously popular BBC drama Call the Midwife, which has introduced her true stories to millions of new readers worldwide. Worth was known for her compassionate, unsentimental portrayal of poverty, motherhood and community, and for preserving a vanishing slice of British social history through her own first-hand experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy You'll Love This Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\nFans of the TV series will love uncovering the real stories behind Nonnatus House, while newcomers will find four warm, moving and often funny memoirs that capture a disappearing era of London life with honesty and heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePlease Note: Cover design may vary slightly from the image shown; this listing is for the UK paperback edition with ISBN 9781780224923.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jennifer Worth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42807427301613,"sku":"PLD1209","price":15.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0642\/4549\/8093\/products\/call-the-midwife-4-book-collection-set-jennifer-worth-paperback.jpg?v=1785820822"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.letsbuybooks.com\/collections\/call-the-midwife.oembed","provider":"Lets Buy Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}