A review by heidihaverkamp
Shadows of the Workhouse by Jennifer Worth

3.0

Not as gripping as the first volume, but more haunting... Frank, Peggy, and Jane were with me for days. Mr Collett, too, although I thought his story dragged at times. Sr Monica Joan's trial was a bit drawn out and even got dull - the BBC handled it better, I thought. Still, I learned a lot and was glad to have read it. Had no idea about workhouses and went online to find more to read about them. As other reviewers have noted, the detail of her memories often feel like a stretch (poetic license anyone?) or like an agenda she wants to present on the social issues the stories bring up. Tiresome.