{"product_id":"shadows-of-the-workhouse-9780297853268","title":"Shadows Of The Workhouse","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eShadows Of The Workhouse\u003c\/strong\u003e by Jennifer Worth. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780297853268.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this follow up to CALL THE MIDWIFE, Jennifer Worth, a midwife working in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s tells more stories about the people she encountered.\n\nTheres Jane, who cleaned and generally helped out at Nonnatus House - she was taken to the workhouse as a baby and was allegedly the illegitimate daughter of an aristocrat. Peggy and Franks parents both died within 6 months of each other and the children were left destitute. At the time, there was no other option for them but the workhouse. 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. She is let off with a warning, but then Jennifer finds stolen jewels from Hatton Garden in the nuns room.\n\nThese stories give a fascinating insight into the resilience and spirit that enabled ordinary people to overcome their difficulties.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44952298848309,"sku":"ByrdShop_0297853260","price":58.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780297853268_876085ce-861d-4028-85b5-102d292d86bb.jpg?v=1781409460","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/shadows-of-the-workhouse-9780297853268","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}