false 3925836 8 In this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the fascinating people she encountered. There's the story of 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 6 months of each other and the children were left destitute. At the time, there was no other option for them but the workhouse. The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton, a missionary in Africa, comes to visit the Nonnatus nuns and Sister Julienne acts as matchmaker. And Sister Monica Joan, the eccentric ninety-year-old nun, is accused of shoplifting some small items from the local market. She is let off with a warning, but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatten Garden in the nun's room. The case is taken to court and Sister Monica Joan becomes a cause celebre. These stories give a fascinating insight into the lives of the poor in 1950s London, of the shadow of the workhouse that always hung over their lives but also of the resilience and spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties. 3971355 2005 Shadows Of The Workhouse: The Drama Of Life In Postwar London total:23|5:4|4:7|3:8|2:4|1:0| 23 80 41 5 4 4 false false Sat Jul 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 03:09:48 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 06 20:15:21 -0700 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Jan 23 15:41:23 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 15:43:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Apr 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 13:19:02 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 03 09:30:27 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Jan 31 01:40:26 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 01:40:40 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Feb 26 05:51:15 -0800 2009 Fri Aug 21 03:14:24 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Dec 04 01:50:12 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 05 01:30:03 -0800 2009 2 0 false false Thu Nov 12 09:47:53 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 09:48:23 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Nov 12 09:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 09:00:23 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 20 12:47:12 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 12:47:12 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 10 18:47:58 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 18:47:58 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 07 12:26:09 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 07 12:26:09 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Sep 14 08:26:03 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 08:26:03 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Sep 04 16:55:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 16:55:05 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Wed Aug 26 08:22:23 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 07:26:52 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:22:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Aug 18 20:30:31 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 05:11:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 20:30:31 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 07:45:40 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 05:01:45 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 07:45:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Aug 12 14:09:10 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 14:09:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Aug 08 06:40:39 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 08 06:40:39 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 01:26:57 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 01:26:57 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Jul 28 21:43:59 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 21:44:13 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3925836