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Letters to the Midwife
- Narrated by: Patience Tomlinson, Clive Mantle
- Length: 7 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
When the Call the Midwife series became best sellers Jennifer Worth received mountains of letters - not only praising her books, but also from people who remembered the world her books described; life in the East End of London during the late 1940s and early '50s. Often her books touched her audience and they felt moved to write, or they wanted to share their own memories.
A prolific letter writer herself, Jennifer always corresponded and this book includes some fascinating letters she received, including letters about becoming a missionary and the curious list of things she would need! There are also letters from one of the nuns featured in the Call the Midwife books and other such gems.
Letters to the Midwive includes a moving introduction by Jennifer's family about the Jennifer Worth they knew and loved. Read by Patience Tomlinson and Clive Mantle.
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- Louise
- 30-03-18
Fabulous!
I really enjoyed this backdrop to the Midwife series. Lovely to learn a little more about the author & to read the unpublished section about her time in France.
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- Hilary A.
- 25-04-22
Bitty
The story veered all over the place with sections shoe horned into strange places. Some of the letters were interesting but not enough to engage as the midwife series did.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-11-22
Historical Treasure
I loved every word and passage a most memorable experiance.i would recommend to everyone as a historical classic
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- R. Card
- 22-11-15
More than I expected
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I ordered this for completion as I enjoyed her other books. I expected just a to and fro of correspondence, but the beginning of the book is a brief biography followed by letters from mostly fans. There is also a short telling by JW of her time in Paris. I came to her books not long before the TV series began and so enjoyed them from a social history point of view. I'd highly recommend this book.
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- M. Ponsonby
- 08-05-17
Letters are not interesting.
I love the Call the Midwife books but am finding these letters boring. Am going to get the 2nd of the Midwife triology.
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- E
- 29-04-16
Shockingly bad
I bought this book after reading the Call the midwife trilogy and the follow up In the Midst which were all excellent. Sadly, this book is complete and utter self indulgent rubbish, I had to stop listening after chapter 2. Very disappointing and I can't help but think that the publishers just saw an opportunity to make a bit more money on the back of a successful series
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- Valerie P.
- 19-01-24
Nothing really
Found this very boring wasn’t what I thought it was I thought it was the next story book
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- Kirsty_19
- 02-10-23
Interesting but a difficult listen
Let's start with the positive, the narrators are wonderful. They bring the letters to life.
I wanted to enjoy this, but it was a struggle. Some of the letters are great, like Sister Jocelyn and Helga; Jennifer's life in Paris where all beautiful. And those that had the same experience as Jennifer were also wonderful.
But overall, it is mainly just fan mail to Jennifer and the occasional reply; but as there is no real connection to Call the Midwife and Shadows of the work house it literally just feels like a book that reviews Jennifer's other books.
it is a struggle to listen to, because it is so jarring and disconnected. I really struggled with Jennifer's diary, it was just too personal.
It doesn't actually bring anything to the Call the Midwife trilogy and does generally feel like the publishers wanted to cash in on her memory and the success of the TV series, which is a shame
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