tien 's review for:

Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth

4.0

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I’ve enjoyed this second book in the Midwife trilogy. There weren’t as many ‘stories’ as there were in the first book though they are familiar (adapted into the tv series). I was surprised though that the story of Peggy & Frank took about 1/3 of the book because I think it was only 1 episode! I was also a little conflicted in that story as I really wasn’t sure how to feel about them but… as always, I tell myself, people’s choices are their own. What I love about these books so far is the lovely balance between the awfully heartbreaking stories in between the heart-warming ones and tidbits of historical facts of life. Best of all is these are all true stories of real people! It is obvious that the author loves life and people and well-suited to her vocation.