This book is about the personal experiences of the author, Jennifer Worth, who left home at age 22 to become a midwife. She moved into a convent and served people in London's East End, in the slums, giving them prenatal care and midwifery services. It was interesting to read her experiences with people from various walks of life and in all kinds of financial brackets. I cannot imagine doing that job ever, and certainly not in a time before vaccinations, indoor plumbing, and more modern contraception. (Even though the United States has decided to regress in that aspect.) Her experiences were so interesting and of a time period not often covered, that a show was made about her books. (There are three.) I usually love a period show, so I may give it a try.

I bought this book because it had really good reviews and was highly recommended by a few history things that I follow on social media. I am very interested in World War II, so I thought this would give me a really good picture about how life was in the aftermath of the war. It did do that, so I cannot say that I was disappointed. I wish that I would have liked this book more than I did, but...I did not. It wasn't a bad book, or badly written, it just didn't quite do it for me in the way that I hoped.