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Tra le vite di Londra

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La Londra che non c'è più, la città proletaria e miserabile dei docks del Tamigi pieni di barche e affollati di scaricatori; le misere stanze sovraccariche di avventure di Poplar o della Isle of Dogs: gli orfani e i vecchi su cui incombe lo spettro degli ospizi di mendicità di dickensiana memoria, ancora, negli anni Cinquanta del Novecento; la lingua, l'orgoglio, la civiltà, forse, Cockney: vite di Londra come le ha viste e racconta la giovanissima levatrice laica andata a lavorare tra le suore di Nonnatus House. In questo secondo, "Tra le vite di Londra", dopo il primo volume "Chiamate la levatrice", la memoria dell'infermiera Jenny continua a dipingere, come un pennello forte e gentile, l'affresco dell'East End londinese quand'era povero. Il tempo è quello in cui il Sistema Sanitario Nazionale muoveva i primi passi contro la grande disgregazione. Molte sono le storie e i ritratti che accendono tutta la gamma del realismo, dalla commozione alla comicità. Così nel racconto l'eroismo delle giovani operatrici si accompagna ai retroscena teneri e maliziosi delle loro vite private; il pathos della denuncia sociale non manca del colore ironico dato dalle stravaganze delle suore benigne del convento; e sempre la verve narrativa fa sentire sotto ogni parola comunque la curiosità di chi ama la vita.

Author: Jennifer Worth (all their books in stock)
Format: Paperback
Published: 2015
Pages: 423
Publisher: Sellerio Editore Palermo
ISBN: 9788838933196

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Our conditions mean the following:

  • New - a brand new book
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  • Very Good - only minor imperfections such as minor scuffs to edge or cover or a price written in pencil or shop sticker.
  • Standard Secondhand - Clearly been read before, but not too bad. We do not recommend these for gifting. Spines usually creased. Could also include creases or folds to cover, some writing such as in the cover or elsewhere, underlining or highlighting, but might not do. Possibly some stains or marks. Similar in general to books in any secondhand shop or charity shop.
  • Poor Condition - Usually this will have a specific problem such as writing inside, water damage, missing dust jacket, heavy staining, large creases or cuts. These are readable copies but not nice ones. On other websites this condition is called 'Acceptable' or 'Fair' , but we want to be more honest.
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