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Jennifer worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the docklands in the 1950s. I am interested in birth and so reading about how births were conducted 60 years ago was so fascinating. In the 1950s, twentytwoyearold jenny lee leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in londons east end slums. I absolutely loved the tv series so when i found out it was based on the book with the same title written by jennifer worth i had to read it. Jennifer worth, who died of esophageal cancer in may 2011, at the age of 75, also doubled up as a musician and at one time served as a piano teacher.
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