Heather Brooks

Not for me.

Dutifully read it through, but could not face the second book of his I was given.

humourous and gentle.

Delightful and funny.

fine end twist for an afternoon read.

From fantasy to fiction, ending with a psychological reconcilliation of mistakes - maybe.

enjoyable and worth passing on

three generations enjoy this

Particularly poignant to me, but no doubt an enjoyable read for others too.

I have worked as a midwife and this story brought back many memories for me. It's a true account of birth and babies in the East End of London in the 1950s. This was a point where there was still very little ante or post-natal care and a place where poverty was common. Midwives supervised home births by arriving on bikes. I loved the style of this book, which is chatty and informal, but there is also a great narrative which drives the story along as if it were a piece of fiction.