From the early 1950s and for the next 20 years, Jennifer Wharf (1935–2011) worked as a nurse in London. At the end of her life, she wrote memoirs about selfless colleagues and ordinary Londoners. Her books have become important documents of the era and captivated readers with their depth and sincerity. "In the Middle of Life" is Whorf's memoir about working with patients whose time is inexorably coming to an end. These are incredibly emotional stories, full of love, compassion and lust for life, about Jennifer herself, about the people she cared for, and about their loved ones. Whorf's many years of experience and accurate observations are a valuable source of knowledge about the medicine of that time and an amazing opportunity to think about the most important things in your life and the lives of loved ones.