Jenny Agutter
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Series
Call the Midwife ; 2
Language
English
Description
Barbara experiences the biggest test of her career so far when a struggling dockworker's wife is forced into a difficult decision about her impending birth. Nurse Crane meets a new friend who promises great adventure, but hides a surprising secret. Sister Evangelina is forced to take action when a mistake comes to light.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 5
Language
English
Description
Rumors spread around Poplar that a sailor with smallpox is hiding somewhere in town.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 6
Language
English
Description
Barbara helps a pregnant mother-of-two whose husband has recently died.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 1
Language
English
Description
The winter continues, and the team at Nonnatus House welcome their newest midwife.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 8
Language
English
Description
The team must rally to prepare for Sister Monica Joan's birthday.
26) Railway Children
Author
Language
English
Description
An enchanting, moving, and heart-warming adventure for a new generation. As life in Britain's cities becomes increasingly perilous during WWII, three evacuee children are sent by their mother to the English countryside. A dangerous adventure ensues when the children discover injured US soldier Abe, hiding out in the railway station and discover that he too, like them, is a long way from home.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 4
Language
English
Description
Sister Julienne is drawn into the heart of a different culture.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 7
Language
English
Description
Dr. Turner gets involved with a troubled young man and Lucille makes new friends.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 2
Language
English
Description
Lucille faces racism and prejudice when a new mother falls ill.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 3
Language
English
Description
Nurse Crane and Trixie investigate when a mother abandons her children at the clinic.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 7
Language
English
Description
The maternity home sees two school friends reunited and their lives become intertwined in the most unexpected way. Elsewhere, Barbara and Sister Mary Cynthia team up to implement a revolutionary technique on their bedsore patient before it is discovered that it is his steadfast wife who is the one most in need of care.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 5
Language
English
Description
Sister Julienne's faith is challenged when a mother refuses medicine for her newborn baby. Dr. Turner's involvement in the case forces him to face his own demons. Meanwhile, Barbara must work out a way to communicate with a pregnant Sylheti woman.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 6
Language
English
Description
A young diabetic girl faces heartbreak when she falls pregnant as a result of a clandestine romance. Elsewhere, the midwives become involved with a settlement of Irish Travellers and Sister Mary Cynthia delivers her first baby since becoming a nun.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 4
Language
English
Description
The midwives face one of their busiest nights to date, whilst Sister Winifred concentrates her efforts on the prostitutes of Poplar. Elsewhere, cracks start to appear in Trixie and Tom Hereward's relationship.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 3
Language
English
Description
As Poplar is gripped by a mysterious outbreak of dysentery, first-time mother Marie Amos's life is turned upside down when her husband Tony is arrested for gross indecency with another man. Meanwhile, Nurse Crane meets Dolores McEvoy, a pregnant Irish woman with two young children who, on examination, is found to be covered in flea bites and clearly malnourished.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 8
Language
English
Description
Trixie and Sister Mary Cynthia team up to support a deaf mother-to-be, while a case of morning sickness proves more serious than initially suspected. Elsewhere, Fred's daughter is less than delighted about his forthcoming wedding.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 2
Language
English
Description
Barbara faces her most challenging case to date when she treats first-time mother Abigail Bissette and the birth does not go according to plan. As Sister Julienne struggles with the increasing financial pressure on Nonnatus House, a mystery benefactor comes to the rescue. Elsewhere Sister Evangelina is unimpressed by newly arrived nurse Phyllis Crane.
Author
Series
Call the Midwife ; 1
Language
English
Description
A chance encounter with an impoverished child forces Trixie to see an unfamiliar darker side of life. As Nonnatus House welcomes a new resident, Nurse Barbara Gilbert, Tom Hereward has a surprise romantic gesture in store for Trixie.
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English
Description
"As the acknowledged "Queen of Crime," P. D. James was frequently commissioned by newspapers and magazines to write a special short story for Christmas. Four of the best have been collected together for the first time in one volume [...] P. D. James's understanding of human nature illuminates each of these stories, making them ideal reading for the darkest days of the year. Each treats the reader to her masterfully atmospheric storytelling, a mystery...
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Series
Language
English
Description
Compelling in its imaginative power and bold naturalism, the novel opens in the autumn of 1812, when a mysterious woman who calls herself Helen Graham seeks refuge at the desolate moorland mansion of Wildfell Hall. Bronte's enigmatic heroine becomes the object of gossip and jealousy as neighbors learn she is escaping from an abusive marriage and living under an assumed name. A daring story that exposed the dark brutality of Victorian chauvinism, The...