Letters to the Midwife is a wonderful collection of correspondence received by Jennifer Worth, offering a fascinating glimpse into a long-lost world. Along with

A moving debut novel about midwifery, marijuana and abortion.

Sent by Doctors without Borders to Shamwana, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the author provides a picture of the people who both inspired and depended on

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