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Farewell To the East End

AuthorJennifer Worth

NarratorJonathan Oliver

Duration9h 45m

CategoriesAdult Non-Fiction, Biography and Autobiography

PublisherOakhill Publications

VersionUnabridged

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London's East End in the 1950s was a vibrant place-a closeknit community of families where children made playgrounds on bombsites and a lively social scene emerged. It was into this world that Jennifer Worth entered as a young midwife. Post-war life could be a stuggle, but there was also warmth and humour. Farewell to the East End chronicles the lives, culture and stores of a bygone era.

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