Jennifer Worth Books in Order
8 books are credited to Jennifer Worth, published between 1997 and 2022; 3 of them appeared after Jennifer Worth's death in 2011. The first book is Eczema and Food Allergy - The Hidden Cause? (1997) and the newest is Toffee Apples and Quail Feathers (2022). Publication order is the reading order below.
Jennifer Worth is the pen name of Jennifer Louise Lee.
- Books
- 8
- Published
- 1997–2022
- Pages on record
- 1,522 in 5 of 8 books
- Reading time
- 25–38 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,522 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.
Jennifer Worth was a British nurse, midwife and memoirist. Worth practised midwifery in the East End of London during the 1950s and drew her books from that work. Call the Midwife (2002), Shadows of the Workhouse (2005) and Farewell to the East End (2009) form the Midwife Trilogy, adapted for television by the BBC from 2012. Her 8 catalogued titles begin earlier, with Eczema and Food Allergy - The Hidden Cause? (1997), and end with Toffee Apples and Quail Feathers (2022). Childbirth, poverty and London social history are the recorded subjects.
How many Jennifer Worth books are there?
Jennifer Worth has 8 books, released between 1997 and 2022. 3 of them were published after Jennifer Worth's death in 2011. 3 of them belong to the Midwife Trilogy series.
Jennifer Worth Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 8 Jennifer Worth books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 220023402/4
- 320052942/4
- 420093212/4
- 5In the Midst of Life2010 · 427 pages · confirmed 2/420104272/4
- 6The Complete Call the Midwife Stories2012 · confirmed 2/42012–2/4
- 7Letters to the Midwife2014 · confirmed 2/42014–2/4
- 8Toffee Apples and Quail Feathers2022 · confirmed 2/42022–2/4
Jennifer Worth books grouped by series
Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.
Midwife Trilogy in order
3 booksStandalone books
5 books5 Jennifer Worth titles here are not listed as part of any series.
Do you have to read Jennifer Worth books in order?
You only need to read Jennifer Worth books in order within the Midwife Trilogy series, which holds 3 of the 8 Jennifer Worth books listed here. The numbered table above gives every book in publication order.
Where to start with Jennifer Worth
Start with Eczema and Food Allergy - The Hidden Cause? (1997), the earliest published title.
What is the newest Jennifer Worth book?
Toffee Apples and Quail Feathers (2022) is the newest Jennifer Worth book released so far.
Is there a new Jennifer Worth book coming?
No next Jennifer Worth book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Jennifer Worth at a glance
- Died
- Jennifer Worth died in 2011, according to Wikidata.
- After death
- Books credited to Jennifer Worth are still being published after Jennifer Worth's death in 2011; the newest appeared in 2022.
- Release pace
- Jennifer Worth books have appeared about one every 4 years on average.
- Length
- 1,522 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 321 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Jennifer Worth books, 3 of 8, were published in the 2010s.
What the Jennifer Worth books are about
6 of the 8 Jennifer Worth books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: midwives is tagged on 5 of 6. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Midwives 5 of 6 books
- Biography 4 of 6 books
- Childbirth 4 of 6 books
- History 3 of 6 books
- London (england), biography 3 of 6 books
- London (england), history 2 of 6 books
- Poor 2 of 6 books
- Social conditions 2 of 6 books
- Social life and customs 2 of 6 books