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This is a story of a boy born in the Lancashire mill town of Farnworth nr Bolton in 1951. One of nine children he was born into a world of violence and extreme poverty along with his two brothers and six sisters. His world as a child along with his siblings was to know nothing else but being constantly beaten and kept a prisoner in the house and never being allowed out to play. Having eventually grown up and left home he ran with the skinhead gangs and into a world of alcohol and drug abuse, written of by the medical profession with the words that he would either be dead are commit suicide before he reached the age of fifty. However his life was about to change in a dramatic way and eventually lead him seven thousand miles away to Chile South America as he took part in one of the worlds most extreme desert marathons The Atacama Desert. This story is true that boy was me.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
What Billy described in his book about his childhood was hard to take in, he suffered as his mother and brother and sisters did, emotionally his description of life in his world was devastating,it made you feel, there was no way out.. numbing the pain... with alcohol and drugs....trying to destroy himself because that was the only way out... but somewhere in the middle of all this Billy found a way out,, Good God what a book,, his description of his Atacama desert marathon day by day .. you were just with him.. I defy anyone who doesnt feel humbled and touched by this book,, he is an inspiration to us all..
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being from Farnworth myself and living in the next street to where Billy lived, I found this book an amazing account of his life and what he and his mum, brothers and sisters had to endure. He tells a story of true grit and determination that is inbred in all us northerners and he overcame his own problems to run an epic race in the dessert. The story doesn't hold back on anything and he tells it "warts an all". Well done Billy and thank-you for an excellent read!! A truly compelling account of a little boy from Farnworth...who did "al reet" !!
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Billy's book is emotional, scary, funny and inspirational, and I just couldn't put it down, it tells of how he struggled to overcome the hardship of his abusive childhood, substance addiction, the extreme Atacama desert run (or as I saw it his race for life), and the change's in his lifestyle brought on by a thoughtful act and his beliefs
The excitement and fun of his new found freedom in his teenage years! For me this was brill!! It brought back so many long forgotten memories of Farnworth...it was like sitting reminiscing with an old friend. Billy's "no surrender" Attitude got him through the atacama marathon...I felt like I was there with him as he described his surroundings and emotions so well.
I came across this book by accident but it's a `MUST' read and I will read it again `Billy'. You're a Lancashire lad done good...well-done!!
Brilliant and captivating
The excitement and fun of his new found freedom in his teenage years! For me this was brill!! It brought back so many long forgotten memories of Farnworth...it was like sitting reminiscing with an old friend. Billy's "no surrender" Attitude got him through the atacama marathon...I felt like I was there with him as he described his surroundings and emotions so well.
I came across this book by accident but it's a `MUST' read and I will read it again `Billy'. You're a Lancashire lad done good...well-done!!
Brilliant and captivating
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Inspiring.......excellent read
I'm not usually a person who does much reading but having had this book recommended to me I thought I would give it a go and I'm so glad I did. Billy Isherwood...... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sally B
entertaining
This book is a must for those seeking an autobiography told in laymans terms about a man who has been there and back, I had a hoot reading it , hat off to you sir
Published 1 month ago by joco
Awaiting the sequel
I bought Billy's book after a chance meeting with him on facebook and recognising him from my teens. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Carol from Bolton
Read this book, you won't be dissapointed!
I'm an avid reader of book's on paper and on my Kindle format.
Someone told me about this book, but to be honest, the subject matter didn't appeal to me at first, but I... Read more
Someone told me about this book, but to be honest, the subject matter didn't appeal to me at first, but I... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Stephen Abbott
madmans marathon.
This is a gripping review of Billy's struggle to cope with the poverty and hardships as a boy. Freedom eventually leads him into the grip of drink, drugs and violence. Read more
Published 2 months ago by markrelph
Runner's High
For anyone that is looking for a book about what it's like to run this sort of gruelling event or the effort and preparation needed then you won't find what you're looking... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Running Carl
Dead man running - it's a miracle
Read this book and spent time in sadness, crying, willing Billy on through the Altacama desert. A bloomin' good read, from the heart and truly inspirational in the way he has... Read more
Published 2 months ago by KP
Amazing, Inspirational, addictive read!
I cant remember the last time I read a book, or could even concentrate on reading one, until I bought this book, I thought I'll read maybe a chapter a day, as I wasn't used to... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Joan Bolton
Dead man running
I bought Billy's book a couple of weeks ago and I thoroughly enjoyed it! I think he spoke from the heart about the struggles he has had in his life and how running has helped him... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Alli shoes
Life's Marathon
`Dead Man Running: From Alcohol to Atacama' is firstly an account of the author's experience of running the infamous Atacama desert marathon in Chile; a journey of one hundred and... Read more
Published 3 months ago by daznyc
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