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New Stories From Call the Midwife

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By: Jennifer Worth, Suzannah Worth
Narrated by: Charlotte Strevens, Juliet Stevenson
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Following the death of her beloved mother Jennifer Worth in 2011, Suzannah Worth discovered amongst her manuscripts a folder simply labelled 'Fifth Book'. Imagine her excitement when she sat down to read and her mother's distinctive voice came flooding back.

This enchanting new collection from Jennifer Worth's Call the Midwife takes you back to the East End of London in the 1950s. Heart-warming and funny, these never-before-seen stories feature all Worth's beloved characters, with a particular focus on Fred, the irresistible Poplar boiler man.

A selection of Suzannah's favourites from the original memoirs, featuring Chummy and Sister Monica Joan, join the new stories to make a very special addition to the Call the Midwife family. Art & Literature Authors Europe Great Britain Funny Feel-Good Heartfelt
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Worth writes beautifully of her memories of that period's poverty and suffering, mixed with great joy, humour and compassion. She has an eye for detail and social history, and above all, for the extraordinary characters that she brings vibrantly alive . . . Underneath these attractive, amusing stories, Worth had a profound moral sense that people could use their difficulties and suffering creatively
Fans of Call the Midwife rejoice, for there are more stories from London's East End of the 1950s to devour from Jennifer Worth . . . Featuring beloved characters like Chummy, Sister Monica Joan and Fred Buckle, it's a charming addition to the ever-popular series'
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Absolutely adored all the books and series when first came out and as much as this book was a return to the same it was sadly lacking as so much was a repeat…despite in the forward it being mentioned that so many others had written in with their stories. These could have so easily been adapted and made a further adventure into those times so much more enjoyable.

Sad to say was enjoyable but lacking

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This is mainly a repeat of Fred, Chummy and Sister Monica Joan's stories in the previous books. There are a few added parts to Fred's story, and those are ok. But it won't actually add much to the main books.
Hearing it told by Jennifer's daughter is lovely.

A few added bits

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Normally I adore Jennifer Worth's books but so much of this was written in previous books. The few new stories in it were bulked out with past ones. So disappointing.

Dissatisfied

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Alot of repeats from earlier books, somewhat dissapointed I have to say, though I did enjoy the last 3-4 chapters, there are certainly too many copy and paste chapters.

Repeat of former books

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Most of the stories contained in the Fifth Book are repeated stories from the first 3 books written by Jennifer Worth. I feel cheated paying for this.

Disappointing

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