I’m sure that when the UK Poor Act was established, they did not foresee what these institutions would become: free labor by the hands of the poor. Originally intended as a home for the poorest citizens, these buildings became the fodder for nightmares as families were separated and people were abused for their labor. Workhouses were places for adults and children who could not care for or support themselves. In Shadows Of The Workhouse, we are offered a different look, as Worth turns her gaze to the people who survived the workhouses of England. In Call The Midwife, readers got to glimpse inside the actual work of these nuns and nurses, as the book focused on their midnight calls to births and their treatment of the ill. To learn about their work is to have your faith in humanity restored. Their calling to help the greater good is absolute proof that there are remarkable people in this world people who give themselves to others time and time again. Here, the nuns and nurses of Nonnatus House continued their mission of treating and helping the people of London’s poorest regions. Once again, I was swept into the world of the tireless midwives who worked in the docklands area of East London in the 1950s. Thank you Audiobook Jukebox and HighBridge Audio for sending a copy of Shadows Of The Workhouse, which is #2 in the Call The Midwife series. I say with complete sincerity that I wish I had the good fortune to meet her for a cup of tea.
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