I'm now reading Farewell to the East End. I agree that Workhouse isn't as good as CTM, Farewell is better but not as great, and has some more midwife stories as well as others. But they're still well worth a read.

Have just read the 3rd in the series 'Farewell to the East End'.
Again a great read.
Cried buckets.
Wonderful insight into social/women's history.

Loved this book, was really fascinating, read it in about 2 days!

found it amazing. and very interesting that women then would do anything to avoid going to hospital to give birth!

Yes, have read this last year and thought it was really interesting and very well written.

Found some parts incredibly sad and generally its a very hard book to put down.

I loved both books and passed them on to mum with a bar of chocolate and a box of tissues.

I really really enjoyed the Midwife book. Couldn't put it down and read it in a day or two. My mum also loved it. She got the Workhouse book in hardback for Christmas, but said that it wasn't such a gripping read.

Mrs Jenkins - blub

The young Irish girl - blub

And the wonferful story near the end (Conchita's premature baby) - blub

Yes, read it last year

Fascinating (and I used to live in the area which made it all the more interesting)

It made me cry a lot though

Have just read this and loved it too.
Agree that the Mrs Jenkins story made me cry.
Coincided with me doing some family history and finding out that my great-great grandfather was brought up in Whitechapel workhouse at a similar time to Mrs Jenkins...
Have ordered the sequel.