Wishful Wednesday 30: Call the Midwife

Udah berapa lama ya gue absen Wishful Wednesday? Yang jelas hari ini gue menyempatkan untuk ikut ngewish masal sama teman-teman, hehehe.

Iseng banget kemaren browsing buku lalu ketemu deh satu memoar yang kelihatannya menarik untuk dibaca:

Jennifer Worth came from a sheltered background when she became a midwife in the Docklands in the 1950s. The conditions in which many women gave birth just half a century ago were horrifying, not only because of their grimly impoverished surroundings, but also because of what they were expected to endure. But while Jennifer witnessed brutality and tragedy, she also met with amazing kindness and understanding, tempered by a great deal of Cockney humour. She also earned the confidences of some whose lives were truly stranger, more poignant and more terrifying than could ever be recounted in fiction. Attached to an order of nuns who had been working in the slums since the 1870s, Jennifer tells the story not only of the women she treated, but also of the community of nuns (including one who was accused of stealing jewels from Hatton Garden) and the camaraderie of the midwives with whom she trained. Funny, disturbing and incredibly moving, Jennifer’s stories bring to life the colourful world of the East End in the 1950s.

B uku ini sudah dibuat serial TVnya dengan judul yang sama. Cek reviewnya di sini.

Buku berlatar pasca PD2 ini bikin gue panasaran karena memang profesi midwife alias bidan pasti banyak sekali suka-dukanya pada masa itu. Kebayang dramanya pasti cukup banyak secara midwife dan perawat kan mayoritas cewek.

Yang mau ikutan Wishful Wednesday:

1. Silakan follow blog Books To Share – atau tambahkan di blogroll/link blogmu =)
   
2. Buat posting mengenai buku-buku (boleh lebih dari 1) atau segala hal yang berhubungan dengan kebutuhan bookish kalian, yang jadi inceran kalian minggu ini, mulai dari yang bakal segera dibeli, sampai yang paling mustahil dan hanya sebatas mimpi. Oya, sertakan juga alasan kenapa buku/benda itu masuk dalam <emwishlist kalian ya!
3. Tinggalkan link postingan Wishful Wednesday kalian di Mr Linky yang ada di akhir postingan. Kalau mau, silakan tambahkan button Wishful Wednesday di posting kalian.
4. Mari saling berkunjung ke sesama blogger yang sudah ikut share wishlistnya di hari Rabu =)

Happy Wednesday.