Vera Drake Guide

Vera is a "terminally cheerful" woman who lives in a cramped but happy flat with her husband, Stan, and their two adult children, Sid and Ethel. Her days are filled with selflessness: she works as a housekeeper for upper-middle-class families and spends her few spare minutes visiting sick neighbors, offering tea, and caring for her elderly mother.

The story of centers on a working-class woman in 1950s London who balances a life of relentless kindness with a dangerous, illegal secret. The Two Lives of Vera Drake vera drake

However, for nearly 20 years, Vera has led a hidden life. She performs "backstreet" abortions for young women "in trouble"—a term she prefers over the medical ones—using a simple method of hot water and disinfectant. Vera views this as a charitable social duty and refuses to take any money for it. Unbeknownst to her, her friend Lily, who refers the clients, is secretly charging them for the service. Vera is a "terminally cheerful" woman who lives