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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2015 22:17:05 GMT -5
I know its a a tv show, but I haven't watched it yet. I am almost through book number three... I am finding them extremely interesting. Anyone else read them? (Or watched I guess, not sure if they are consistent with the books).
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GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl
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Post by GRG a/k/a goldenrulegirl on Feb 10, 2015 22:56:01 GMT -5
No, but I read a fabulous book/diary by a midwife in Colonial America a few years ago. Unfortunately, all of my books are boxed and waiting for us to move back home so I can't give you the title, but I highly recommend it -- it was a genuinely fascinating read.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 10, 2015 22:58:54 GMT -5
So are these... True stories from London 50-60s... Post blitz and workhouses, in the poor neighborhoods and docklands. So interesting. Midwives and nun midwives on bicycles.
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Post by bobosensei on Feb 11, 2015 1:35:14 GMT -5
I have watched a good bit of the shows, but had no idea it was based on books. I really like it! Seems weird to think how it wasn't really that long ago.
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Post by yogiii on Feb 11, 2015 6:28:34 GMT -5
I've watched all episodes of Call the Midwife, they're really good. I haven't read the books yet but it's on my list ...
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 12:28:35 GMT -5
I have watched a good bit of the shows, but had no idea it was based on books. I really like it! Seems weird to think how it wasn't really that long ago. Same here. No idea the show was based on books. I think a visit to the library is in order today.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 11, 2015 13:01:57 GMT -5
I have to say, if you are into audiobooks at all, the narrator of these is superb... Great with all the accents.
Well, Cynthia is a little overdone, but the rest are excellent.
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Post by t-dog on Feb 13, 2015 13:39:38 GMT -5
Just finished season 3 - love it! At the opening of the show it says "based on the memoirs of Jennifer Marsh." To be fair I have not read the books, but I do love the show.
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Post by kittensaver on Feb 13, 2015 14:28:04 GMT -5
I just ordered the books!
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Post by Timberwolf on Feb 17, 2015 20:27:38 GMT -5
The TV show is really good. My favorite character is Chumey.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 17, 2015 20:43:43 GMT -5
Just finished the third and last book on the way home tonight. Really loved them! Definitely recommend.
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Post by cronewitch on Feb 17, 2015 21:20:53 GMT -5
I knew some midwifes. My ex's grand mother delivered babies and my great aunt. My ex's grandmother said if the baby doesn't breathe you put them in hot water then cold water then back to hot again then cold again. It must make them cry from the shock. Back in those days a women with an 8th grade education and no medical training could deliver babies in her home or at the new mother's home. They probably lost a bunch that would be saved now like premies being still born.
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Feb 18, 2015 16:17:10 GMT -5
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Post by Timberwolf on Feb 18, 2015 16:50:32 GMT -5
Oh, I didn't know there was a TV section. Thanks Icelandic Woman!
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Post by Icelandic Woman on Feb 18, 2015 16:59:41 GMT -5
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