Awards
- Commended for Audies (Solo Narration-Female) 2013
Overview
At the age of twenty-two, Jennifer Worth leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife in post war London's East End slums. The colorful characters she meets while delivering babies all over London--from the plucky, warm-hearted nuns with whom she lives to the woman with twenty-four children who can't speak English to the prostitutes and dockers of the city's seedier side--illuminate a fascinating time in history. Beautifully written and utterly moving, Call the Midwife will touch the hearts of anyone who is, and everyone who has, a mother.
Full Product Details
Author: Jennifer Worth ,
Nicola Barber
Publisher: HighBridge Audio
Imprint: HighBridge Audio
Volume: 1
Dimensions:
Width: 12.90cm
, Height: 2.90cm
, Length: 18.80cm
Weight: 0.299kg
ISBN: 9781611749243
ISBN 10: 1611749247
Pages: 720
Publication Date: 28 August 2012
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
I love the people, the nuns, the tough dockers, the prostitutes and pimps, seen with the fresh eyes of the youth. Narrator Nicola Barber . . . does an excellent job of portraying both seasoned and inexperienced midwives as well as the wide variety of British accents. Fans of the BBC series will enjoy this audiobook, as will anyone interested in the history of midwifery. -- Library Journal [Narrator] Barber is brilliant. She slips into every accent effortlessly, and her Cockney accent is particularly charming. She carries the weight of the stories with ease and affection, and embodies the characters beautifully. -- Literary Hoarders Narrator Nicola Barber . . . does an excellent job of portraying both seasoned and inexperienced midwives as well as the wide variety of British accents. Fans of the BBC series will enjoy this audiobook, as will anyone interested in the history of midwifery. Library Journal [Narrator] Barber is brilliant. She slips into every accent effortlessly, and her Cockney accent is particularly charming. She carries the weight of the stories with ease and affection, and embodies the characters beautifully. Literary Hoarders
Narrator Nicola Barber . . . does an excellent job of portraying both seasoned and inexperienced midwives as well as the wide variety of British accents. Fans of the BBC series will enjoy this audiobook, as will anyone interested in the history of midwifery. Library Journal
I love the people, the nuns, the tough dockers, the prostitutes and pimps, seen with the fresh eyes of the youth.
Author Information
Coming soon... Nicola Barber is an Audie Award-winning narrator whose voice can be heard in television and radio commercials and popular video games such as World of Warcraft. Nicola is also an Audie nominee in the Solo Female Narration category for her work on Murphy's Law by Rhys Bowen and Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth.
