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"Our childhood came to an end when our parents parted and from then on Jennifer was placed in the impossible position of having to be a parent to me, her sister. I shall always be grateful for her protection . . ."Millions have fallen in love with Jennifer Worth and her experiences in the East End as chronicled in Call the Midwife but little is known about her life outside this period. Now, in this moving and evocative memoir, Jennifer's sister, Christine, takes us from their early idyllic years to the cruelty and neglect they suffered after their parents divorced, from Jennifer being forced to leave home at fourteen to their training as nurses.After leaving nursing Jennifer took up a career in music, her first love, and Christine became a sculptor, but through marriages and children, joy and heartbreak, their lives remained intertwined. Absorbing and emotional, The Midwife's Sister is testimony to an enduring bond between two extraordinary women.… (mais)
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
GIVE TIME
So take your time, enjoy it at your leisure, Relish you hours, yet watch them pass away, Or save time, and relinquish every pleasure In mourning for morning or a day, Or, keep time, and tap out its subtle measure Dancing in rings until steps go astray - But give time, and receive time's finest treasure, Visions of stars ad galaxies at play.
Move through time's inner rooms and corridors, And die imprisoned behind solid walls, Trace each of time's results from its first cause And hear time's hidden echoes and footfalls, Then listen to time clapping its applause And beg for time for extra curtains calls.
-- RICHARD BURNS
Dedicatória
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
Dedicated to the memory of my sister Jennifer, whose courage and fortitude led to me writing this book
Primeiras palavras
Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
[Prologue] The moment we went into the house we knew something was wrong.
From a very young age I did everything with my sister, Jennifer.
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Informação do Conhecimento Comum em inglês.Edite para a localizar na sua língua.
[Prologue] What we didn't know was that our childhood as we had known it was over
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LCC Canônico
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"Our childhood came to an end when our parents parted and from then on Jennifer was placed in the impossible position of having to be a parent to me, her sister. I shall always be grateful for her protection . . ."Millions have fallen in love with Jennifer Worth and her experiences in the East End as chronicled in Call the Midwife but little is known about her life outside this period. Now, in this moving and evocative memoir, Jennifer's sister, Christine, takes us from their early idyllic years to the cruelty and neglect they suffered after their parents divorced, from Jennifer being forced to leave home at fourteen to their training as nurses.After leaving nursing Jennifer took up a career in music, her first love, and Christine became a sculptor, but through marriages and children, joy and heartbreak, their lives remained intertwined. Absorbing and emotional, The Midwife's Sister is testimony to an enduring bond between two extraordinary women.
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