Call the Midwife

13 hrs. 1 min.

Language Russian

Author Jennifer Worth

Narrator Natalia Kaznacheeva

The audiobook “Call the Midwife” is Jennifer Worth’s memoir of her life and work in 1950s London. Young Jenny Lee, surprising herself, becomes a midwife at the St. Raymond Nonnatus community in London’s East End. Dirty streets with signs of the recent war, loud docks, overcrowded apartment buildings, crime, and extreme poverty—mid-20th-century, this district couldn’t really be called prosperous. At the time, the nurses and nuns of the community were the only ones who tirelessly cared for women from poor working families.

Working as a midwife, the author, day by day, observed the difficult lives of these people, witnessed their tragedies and joys, and became convinced of the incredible strength of their characters. In the last years of her life, Jennifer Worth wrote a striking book about that time—about the nuns and ordinary East Enders; it was the first literary account of the selfless work of midwives.

No wonder “Call the Midwife” became an undisputed bestseller: as of now, in the United Kingdom alone, over a million copies have been sold. In 2012, the book was adapted for film by the BBC. The TV series “Call the Midwife” has gathered more than ten million viewers and has become the most successful drama series on BBC One since 2001. © Storyside

1. Call the Midwife 2. Call the Midwife: Shadows of the Workhouse (narrated by Natalia Kaznacheeva) 3. Call the Midwife: Farewell to the East End (narrated by Natalia Kaznacheeva)