The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth

The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times

The Midwife Trilogy #1

Jennifer Worth

352 pages first pub 2002 (editions)

nonfiction history memoir emotional informative inspiring medium-paced
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An unforgettable true story, The Midwife is the basis for the hit PBS drama Call the Midwife At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in post war London's East End slums. Th...

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informative 78%
emotional 75%
inspiring 59%
reflective 57%
hopeful 42%
funny 26%
sad 23%
challenging 18%
lighthearted 14%
adventurous 12%
dark 12%
tense 6%
relaxing 5%

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medium 65%
fast 25%
slow 9%

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