The Midwife's Sister: The Story of Call The Midwife's Jennifer Worth by her sister Christine
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By Christine Lee
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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 by Christine Lee is testimony to an enduring bond between two extraordinary women.
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This is an interesting read for anybody who loved the television series Call the Midwife. Christine and Jennifer had a traumatic childhood that left emotional scars which would last all their lives. Although trained as midwives, the sisters gravitated to the arts, but the long shadows cast by their childhood neglect lingered and they found out too late how great was their love for each other.
