Helen George
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English
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In a story of remarkable perseverance, Helen Joy writes a memoir of her unusual childhood, her mental breakdown at age 31, and how she fought for a year to stay alive in the mental healthcare system. Yellow Tulips is filled with the ugly truth that is mental healthcare in this country, but is beautifully woven with threads of hope, family, and resilience. This book is a must read for those who want to love others better.
Through her personal experience...
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Call the Midwife volume 1
Language
English
Description
The team reunites but all is not well when a change of management shakes up Nonnatus House.
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Call the Midwife volume 3
Language
English
Description
A Chinese first-time mother faces an unexpected crisis.
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Call the Midwife volume 6
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English
Description
Valerie Dyer oversees the care of an expectant Somali woman.
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Call the Midwife volume 4
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English
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An expectant mother buckles under the strains of pregnancy, as Tom provides pastoral care.
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Call the Midwife volume 2
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English
Description
An explosion at the docks brings heartache to the people of Poplar.
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Call the Midwife volume 7
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English
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The legacy of thalidomide becomes apparent and Nurse Crane faces an unexpected crisis.
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Call the Midwife volume 8
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English
Description
The midwives open a family planning clinic and Tom and Barbara have a wedding to plan.
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Call the Midwife volume 5
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English
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Nonnatus House welcomes a new recruit, Nurse Valerie Dyer.
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Call the Midwife volume 4
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English
Description
The pressures of modern Britain reach Poplar as a hospital secondment and a difficult birth raise moral questions for Sister Julienne. Trixie and Tom help a family breaking apart under the pressure of a son's dreams for the future.
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Call the Midwife volume 3
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English
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A disease outbreak brings back bad memories for Patsy, while Sister Winifred is forced to reconsider her prejudices when dealing with a mother-to-be. Barbara faces a dilemma when Tom asks her to dinner.
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Call the Midwife volume 1
Language
English
Description
Easter, 1961. The nuns and midwives are shaken by the birth of a baby with severe, unexplained deformities. Meanwhile, Trixie begins teaching her brand new fitness classes, but an embarrassing incident for one member of her group makes her question the relationship between women and their bodies.
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Language
English
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As Poplar celebrates a white Christmas, an unexpected SOS call from the Mother House interrupts festivities. Hope Clinic, a tiny mission hospital in South Africa that has links to the Order, is threatened with closure. Sister Julienne swiftly procures the help of Sister Winifred, Trixie, Barbara, Nurse Crane, Dr. Turner, Shelagh, Fred and Tom Hereward and they are soon transported to South Africa to try and save the clinic.
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Call the Midwife volume 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.
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Call the Midwife volume 6
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English
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Barbara helps a pregnant mother-of-two whose husband has recently died.
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Call the Midwife volume 5
Language
English
Description
Rumors spread around Poplar that a sailor with smallpox is hiding somewhere in town.
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Call the Midwife volume 4
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English
Description
Sister Julienne is drawn into the heart of a different culture.
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Call the Midwife volume 7
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English
Description
Dr. Turner gets involved with a troubled young man and Lucille makes new friends.
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Series
Call the Midwife volume 2
Language
English
Description
Lucille faces racism and prejudice when a new mother falls ill.