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Shadows of the Workhouse

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First published: 2005
Pages: 258

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Shadows of the Workhouse is the second book in The Midwife Trilogy by Jennifer Worth. In this follow-up to “Call the Midwife”, Worth shares poignant stories from her work in the docklands area of East London during the 1950s. Through her patients’ experiences, she sheds light on the harsh realities of the workhouse—a Dickensian institution that persisted into the mid-20th century. From orphaned siblings Peggy and Frank to the eccentric ninety-year-old nun Sister Monica Joan, these accounts reveal resilience, spirit, and triumph over adversity.

About the author

Jennifer Worth

An article in the journal Midwives in January 1998 complained that midwifery had produced almost no literature of its own, nothing to match what James Herriot had done for veterinary work. Its author, Terri Coates, heard back from a retired musician in her sixties who had once ridden a bicycle around Poplar with a delivery bag.