{"product_id":"call-the-midwife-volume-3-farewell-to-the-east-end-9780062270061","title":"Call the Midwife, Volume 3: Farewell to the East End","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe last book in the trilogy begun by Jennifer Worth's \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestseller and the basis for the PBS series \u003cem\u003eCall the Midwife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen twenty-two-year-old Jennifer Worth, from a comfortable middle-class upbringing, went to work as a midwife in the poorest section of postwar London, she not only delivered hundreds of babies and touched many lives, she also became the neighborhood's most vivid chronicler. \u003cem\u003eCall the Midwife: Farewell to the East End\u003c\/em\u003e is the last book in Worth's memoir trilogy, which the \u003cem\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/em\u003e described as \"powerful stories with sweet charm and controlled outrage\" in the face of dire circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere, at last, is the full story of Chummy's delightful courtship and wedding. We also meet Megan'mave, identical twins who share a browbeaten husband, and return to Sister Monica Joan, who is in top eccentric form. As in Worth's first two books, \u003cem\u003eCall the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eCall the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse\u003c\/em\u003e, the vividly portrayed denizens of a postwar East End contend with the trials of extreme poverty--unsanitary conditions, hunger, and disease--and find surprising ways to thrive in their tightly knit community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA rich portrait of a bygone era of comradeship and midwifery populated by unforgettable characters, \u003cem\u003eCall the Midwife: Farewell to the East End\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to readers of Frank McCourt, Katherine Boo, and James Herriot, as well as to the fans of the acclaimed PBS show based on the trilogy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWorth, Jennifer:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eJennifer Worth trained as a nurse at the Royal Berk-shire Hospital in Reading, and was later ward sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, then the Marie Curie Hospital, also in London. Music had always been her passion, and in 1973 she left nursing in order to study music intensively, teaching piano and singing for about twenty-five years. Jennifer died in May 2011 after a short illness, leaving her husband, Philip; two daughters; and three grandchildren. Her books have all been bestsellers in England.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ecco Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50618626146578,"sku":"9780062270061","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_d3acfa73-3839-4b0f-89ed-97ea44ffe68e.jpg?v=1732539206","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/call-the-midwife-volume-3-farewell-to-the-east-end-9780062270061","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}