Customer Reviews

4 reviews

• Alison Dawes

  From the comical to the bizarre and sometimes the very sad and moving, Carol really has seen it all over her long and varied career as a midwife! Carol’s memoir is written with both humour and compassion, I couldn’t put it down.

• Cheryl Holloway

  I read the book in one evening - couldn’t put it down - such lovely stories! Could hear carol saying it as I read it! Loved it! X

• Julia Wilson

  A Midwife’s Memoir by Carol Duncombe is a fascinating account of the author’s life as a midwife of over forty five years.
  Medical advances mean that some things have changed but much remains the same – we all want to be looked after by a caring midwife and we want a healthy mum and baby outcome.
  Carol Duncombe has worked in a hospital and the community. She has many tales to tell – some are extremely funny, some are desperately sad. Each birth is unique.
  The book is written in a very engaging style. I really ‘felt’ like I ‘knew’ Carol Duncombe by the end of the book. I am looking forward to reading her sequel.
  Just as Call The Midwife has entertained us on the BBC about midwives in the community in the 1950’s and 1960’s, I think Carol Duncombe’s tales would make a marvellous television series showing midwifery from the eighties and beyond.
  A Midwife’s Memoir is a wonderful book that will warm your heart.
  I received a free copy from the publishers. A favourable review was not required. All opinions are my own.
  

• Christian Bookaholica

  A Midwife’s Memoir by Carol Duncombe is a fascinating account of the author’s life as a midwife of over forty-five years.
  
  Medical advances mean that some things have changed but much remains the same – we all want to be looked after by a caring midwife and we want a healthy mum and baby outcome.
  
  Carol Duncombe has worked in a hospital and the community. She has many tales to tell – some are extremely funny, some are desperately sad. Each birth is unique.
  
  The book is written in a very engaging style. I really ‘felt’ like I ‘knew’ Carol Duncombe by the end of the book. I am looking forward to reading her sequel.
  
  Just as Call The Midwife has entertained us on the BBC about midwives in the community in the 1950s and 1960’s, I think Carol Duncombe’s tales would make a marvellous television series showing midwifery from the eighties and beyond.
  
  A Midwife’s Memoir is a wonderful book that will warm your heart.

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