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In the Midst of Life

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Is There Such a Thing as a Good Death?

by Jennifer Worth
Paperback
Publication Date: 11/10/2011
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The last collection of true-life nursing stories from the No.1 bestselling author of the CALL THE MIDWIFE series, soon to be a major BBC TV series.



Jennifer Worth's bestselling memoirs of her time as a midwife have inspired and moved readers of all ages.



Now, in IN THE MIDST OF LIFE she documents her experiences as a nurse and ward sister, treating patients who were nearing the end of their lives. Interspersed with these stories from Jennifer's post-midwife career are the histories of her patients, from the family divided by a decision nobody could bear to make, to the mother who comes to her son's adopted country and joins his family without being able to speak a word of English.



IN THE MIDST OF LIFE also gives moving insights not just into Jennifer's life and career, but also of a period of time which seems very different to today's, fast-paced world.
ISBN:
9780753827529
9780753827529
Category:
Memoirs
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
11-10-2011
Language:
English
Publisher:
Orion Publishing Co
Country of origin:
United Kingdom
Pages:
432
Dimensions (mm):
197x134x29mm
Weight:
0.31kg
Jennifer Worth

Jennifer Worth trained as a nurse at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, Reading, and was later ward sister at the Elizabeth Garrett Anderson Hospital in London, then the Marie Curie Hospital, also in London. Music had always been her passion, and in 1973 she left nursing in order to study music intensively, teaching piano and singing for about 25 years. Jennifer died in May 2011 after a short illness, leaving her husband Philip, two daughters and three grandchildren. Her books have all been bestsellers and have been translated into more than twenty languages.

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After reading Jennifer's last book, it came me a new outlook on the taboo of death and how as a society we have come to look at death differently than what it was 60 or so years ago.

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