Call the Midwife' compellingly transposed from the East End of London to the Borneo jungle! Newcastle 1959. Wendy Grey, a young district nurse, responds to a call for aid from Christians in one of the remotest corners of the world. Officially, she is employed as a health worker running a dispensary as part of the Anglican mission in Tongud, North East Borneo. However, as the only medical practitioner in the region - apart from local witchdoctors - she is obliged to carry out every procedure her patients require, or watch people die. And so Wendy finds herself diagnosing diseases, performing operations (acting as both anaesthetist and surgeon) delivering babies and extracting teeth. When news reaches her of patients too sick to come to the dispensary, she undergoes long and arduous journeys, often travelling for hundreds of miles through the jungle in a dug-out canoe to reach them. Back home, supporters are uplifted by Wendy's selfless, cheerful ministry, horrified by her accounts of close encounters with snakes and crocodiles, and stirred by her courage in the face of hitherto unimaginable challenges. The young woman in Borneo is on the prayer list of every church in North East England.

'Call the Midwife compellingly transposed from the East End of London to the Borneo jungle' Lynne Tembey, Mothers' Union Worldwide President

About the Author
Wendy Grey Rogerson, a district nurse, undertook pioneering work in Borneo under the auspices of SPG (now USPG) in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Shortly after returning to Newcastle, she married and had a family. Wendy and her husband still live in North East England. Barbara Fox grew up in Newcastle then moved to London where she worked as a journalist for the Radio Times and the Telegraph newspapers. She is the author of Is the Vicar in, Pet? (Sphere, 2014), When the War Is Over (Sphere, 2016), co-author of Bedpans and Bobby Socks (Sphere, 2011 - featured on Woman's Hour), and editor of Eve's War by Evelyn Shillington (Sphere, 2017).

Reviews
[On BEDPANS & BOBBY SOCKS] "Call the Midwife meets Thelma and Louise - a warm, funny and nostalgic memoir.", Daily Mail;"This lovely memoir takes us back to the late 1950s, when two English nurses from Newcastle General set off to live and work in the United States. Their culture shocks and experiences make for an enjoyable tale.", Nursing Standard, Journal of The Royal College of Nursing;[On IS THE VICAR IN, PET?] "[A] gentle story of a cosy, secure childhood among a community whose hearts were as warm as the coal fires that burned in their hearths.", Daily Mail;[On WHEN THE WAR IS OVER] "When the War Is Over is a beautifully written nostalgia trip and is a delight to read.", The Bookbag



Book Information
ISBN 9780281080304
Author Wendy Grey
Format Paperback
Page Count 256
Imprint SPCK Publishing
Publisher SPCK Publishing