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Shadows of the Workhouse is a 2005 book by British author Jennifer Worth (1935-2011). It formed the basis for the second series of the television drama Call the Midwife.
1 de ene. de 2005 · Many were strong and brave enough to leave and live, their souls tainted by the shadows cast upon them by the fear, and the shame of the workhouse. And these shadows pervaded society as a whole, decades after the formal abolition of workhouses in 1930.
22 de ene. de 2013 · We learn about their lives in the the mid-20th century workhouse and how they each carved out a way to survive and, in different ways (often thanks to the wisdom of Sister Julienne), find a form of happiness.
1 de ene. de 2008 · The Reverend Thornton-Appleby-Thorton, a missionary in Africa, visits 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.
Despite the official closure of the workhouses in 1930, there was nowhere else for many inmates to go so they changed their names and carried on much as before. In 'Shadows of the Workhouse', Jennifer tells the stories of the men and women she met who began their lives in the workhouse
19 de jun. de 2020 · 294 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : 21 cm. The Call the midwife trilogy is comprised of Call the midwife (not included here, c2002), Shadows of the workhouse (this book, c2005), and Farewell to the East End (not included here, c2009). Together, this series chronicles Jennifer Worth's career as a midwife from start to finish ...
14 de may. de 2009 · Shadows Of The Workhouse: The Drama Of Life In Postwar London. Jennifer Worth. Orion, May 14, 2009 - Biography & Autobiography - 304 pages. A fascinating slice of East End life, from the No.1...
