Call the Midwife - A True Story of the East End in the 1950s

Zusatztext If you loved the TV adaptation, why not read the original books of Jennifer Worth's stories of being a midwife in London in the '50s? The characters you will meet, both colleagues and patients, stay with you for a long time Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Worth trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and was later ward sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, then the Marie Curie Hospital, also in London. Music had always been her passion, and in 1973 she left nursing in order to study music intensively, teaching piano and singing for about 25 years. Jennifer died in May 2011 after a short illness, leaving her husband Philip, two daughters and three grandchildren. Her books have all been bestsellers. Klappentext Tie-in edition to the new BBC 6-part series, due to air on primetime Sunday evenings from February 2012, starring Jenny Agutter, Pam Ferris and Miranda Hart, with newcomer Jessica Raine playing young Jennifer. The series is scripted by Heide Thomas ("Cranford"), and produced by Sam Mendes's company, with at least 2 further series already planned. Vorwort TV Tie-in edition of Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series. Zusammenfassung TV Tie-in edition of Jennifer Worth's tales of being a midwife in 1950s London, now a major BBC TV series.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jennifer Worth, Worth Jennifer
• Edition: Weidenfeld and Nicolson
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 05.01.2012
• EAN: 9780753827871
• ISBN: 978-0-7538-2787-1
• Pages: 368
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Thèmes: Phoenix; Call the Midwife; Call the Midwife
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Correspondance, journaux intimes; Littérature spécialisée > Philosophie, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; London, Greater London, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, MEDICAL / Nursing / Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health, Social and cultural history, c 1950 to c 1959, Midwifery, C 1945 To C 1960, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs