Karren Sandercock 's Reviews > The Complete Call the Midwife Stories: True Stories of the East End in the 1950s

Jennifer Lee arrives in the London’s East End in the early 1950’s, as a trainee midwife, she's assigned to work with the Anglican nuns at Nonnatus House. The nuns have been helping the poor people of Poplar for almost a hundred years, and Jennifer lives and works right alongside them.

Jennifer witnessed the best and the worst of humanity and the area was notorious for petty crime, gangs, gambling and prostitution. The stories nurse Lee shares are a real mixture, some are uplifting and humorous and others are extremely concerning and will break your heart. Nothing is left out, details about pregnancy, childbirth, unwanted pregnancies, the lack of hygiene and privacy, illness, bodily functions and death.

The trilogy covers the overcrowded war damaged and condemned testaments and goes further back to the appalling conditions of the workhouses. You discover the beliefs of the Cockney people, their unique language and traditions. It's a lasting and well written testimony to the nuns and midwives Jennifer worked with at Nonnatus House and her patients. I felt so many mixed emotions reading this series, it's hard to explain how it made me feel, please discover this historical treasure for yourself and five stars from me.
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