Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse - by Jennifer Worth (Paperback)

The sequel to Jennifer Worth's New York Times bestselling memoir, Call the Midwife, delivers another heartwarming and eye-opening account of life in postwar London's poorest section.

This book weaves together true stories of people who grew up in the dreaded workhouse, a Dickensian institution that persisted into the mid-20th century.

Readers will be moved by the resilience of the human spirit and the strength, courage, and humor of those determined to build a future despite unimaginable hardship.

With a focus on the stories of orphaned brother and sister Peggy and Frank, bubbly Jane whose spirit was broken by workhouse cruelty, and Mr.

Collett, a Boer War veteran who lost his family in two world wars, this book is both a coming-of-age story and a startling look at people's lives in the poorest section of postwar London.

Don't miss out on this enduring work of literary nonfiction that will leave you inspired by the human spirit.