Call the Midwife: The Official Cookbook

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More than just a tie-in cookbook, this fine work explains the culinary scene in Britain during the period of 1956-1970. Recipes for food and drink seen on the show are categorized and interspersed with exceptionally interesting essays about the food of the time.

Call The Midwife: A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s Call The Midwife: A True Story Of The East End In The 1950s

Whilst the TV drama is a British favourite and now in its tenth series, we recommend reading the emotional and riveting true stories and memoirs that inspired the hit TV series, written by author and former nurse and midwife Jennifer Worth. Jennifer Worth (née Lee) was born in 1935 and trained as a nurse in Reading before moving to London to become a midwife. She was hired as a staff nurse at the London Hospital in Whitechapel in the 1950s, where her memoirs begin.The book is set in Poplar, in the East End of London, where Jenny Lee, Worth's maiden name, works as a midwife and district nurse, attached to a convent, Nonnatus House (a pseudonym for the Community of St. John the Divine, where Worth actually worked). There's Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Frank's parents both died within six months of each other and the children were left destitute. At the time, there was no other option for them but the workhouse. So many of those great characters have stayed with me," Worth shared on the publication of her first memoir. "Most people in London at that time didn't know the East End - they pushed it aside. There was no law, no lighting, bedbugs and fleas. It was a hidden place, not written about at all."

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This book is filled with all sorts of heart-warming gems, readers' responses and personal histories. There are stories from other midwives, lorry drivers, even a seamstress, all with tales to tell.There was more great news for Call the Midwife fans last month, when the BBC revealed that the show will continue for another three seasons! Containing previously unpublished material describing her time spent in Paris and some journal entries, this is also a portrait of Jennifer herself, complete with a moving introduction by her family about the woman they knew and loved. One viewer had a great idea for the next book, suggesting a Call the Midwife knitting patterns book.