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A review by waytoomanybooks
Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times by Jennifer Worth
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
This book was full of sensitive reflections and life lessons that Jenny Worth learned when she was a midwife in England in the 1950s, 1960s, & 1970s. It was heartfelt and moving. And yes, much like the show, I did cry a few times!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Medical trauma, Abortion, Murder, Pregnancy, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail