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Farewell to the East End

Call the Midwife, Book 3

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Farewell to the East End

By: Jennifer Worth
Narrated by: Saskia Butler
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Written by Jennifer Worth, Farewell to the East Endis one of the trilogy of memoirs upon which the popular BBC series Call the Midwifeis based.

London's East End in the 1950s was a vibrant place-a close-knit community of families where children made playgrounds on bombsites and a lively social scene emerged. It was into this world that Jennifer Worth entered as a young midwife. Post-war life could be a struggle, but there was also warmth and humour. Farewell to the East End chronicles the lives, culture and stores of a bygone era.

©2010 Jennifer Worth (P)2010 Oakhill Publishing Ltd Heartfelt Thought-Provoking

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"A sad farewell but a memorable and satisfying send-off." ( Daily Express)
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This book totally captures the 1950s. It transports the reader right into both the innocence and the hardships of those times. Through realistic, it is an enchanting and easy read.

Evocative and Enchanting.

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Full of events that seem unbelievable at times this is a very interesting account of the time period it covers and of the jobs of the midwifes of St Nonnatus House.

A great finish to the Call the Midwife saga

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After listening to the first 2 books, I had to listen to this too. I enjoyed the different stories that were told and how the description of people and places took you there too. London in deed was far from how it is now but despite all the hardships people had to endure they seemed happy.
I was glad to here at the end updates about all the different nurses and midwives and how their own lives had planned out. I found that very touching and a very poignant way to end this book aptly named Farewell to the Eastend.
However the first two books were read by what seemed more mature voices who spoke clear and a lot slower than the narration on this one. It didn't seem to fit listening to a younger voice talk about yesteryear and was a lot faster too which for me was hard to follow. Thank god for the speed option! Once turned down a notch it was fine and after a while the younger voice grew on me and I was able to enjoy the accounts given.
Overall....I would recommend this to a friend as a must purchase if read call the midwife and shadows of the workhouse.

Fantastic insight into yesteryear.

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An interesting look back to a time when poverty and large families were prevalent in London’s East End. I’ve not watched the tv series that came out of these books but I may now as I enjoyed listening to this.

So much sadness but happiness also...

Farewell to the East End

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Loved it! Narrator brilliant! 2nd time to listen to this audio! Love the different stories

Captivating

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