The Midwife Trilogy, Book 3
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson (January 2010)
240 pages, Paperback (purchased myself in an omnibus edition for $11.99)
Book Rating: 5 Stars
This memoir, much like the first in this trilogy, includes midwife and nurse’s stories from London’s East End. Many of the stories in this volume are arranged to highlight certain health issues of the day (twins/triplets, infanticide, tuberculosis, abortion), and include accompanying statistics and historical information. It is also worth noting that some of the stories included are of a bit more seedy nature than those included in the first two volumes, but I felt they were tastefully presented and the people therein were depicted with dignity. Happily, the last few chapters let you know what happened to all the nurses and nuns that you have come to know throughout the three volumes in this series. Wonderful series!
Movie Adaptations/Modern Retellings/Related Works:
Call the Midwife (TV Series 2012-)
Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Raine, Bryony Hannah
Vanessa Redgrave, Jessica Raine, Bryony Hannah
My Rating: 3 Stars
Adaption: Verbatim-Tweaked-Veiled
Eye Candy: Plain-Pretty-Sultry
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