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by William Woodruff (Author)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Abacus (3 Jan 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0006543359
  • ISBN-13: 978-0349115214
  • ASIN: 0349115214
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (35 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 80,769 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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'Extraordinarily well written and vividly told, his book is rich in characters, facts, atmosphere, and indomitable spirit.' Eric Hobsbawm, GUARDIAN 'The book is a masterpiece' INDEPENDENT 'Impossible to put down' Alan Bullock, TLS 'A wonderful evocation of a vanished age.' MAIL ON SUNDAY

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5.0 out of 5 stars Life changing and inspiring..., 1 Jun 2002
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I happened upon 'The Road to Nab End' by chance and had no idea that I would become attached to the unforgettable characters that Mr. Woodruff revealed to us all in his autobiography. From the start I realized that the true events that I held in my hands were nothing short of remarkable, astonishing and at times, reassuring. As the author wove the story of the first sixteen years of his life during the early part of the 1900's, it became clear that rich or poor, happy or sad, there is always hope and always family.
Not only did I gain a better understanding of the industrial rise and fall in Lancashire, England but I gained a better understanding of human nature. At times it was hard to believe that I was reading a non-fiction book, for it truly felt as if I was reading a novel by Dickens where everyone was poor, pale, and starving.
It is a great service to anyone to read 'The Road to Nab End'. It allows the reader to watch a young boy grow up, into a brave man, in a world where growth and acheivement may as well have been non-existant. The life of William Woodruff is a history lesson to us all and his acheivements, something to aspire to.
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5.0 out of 5 stars History as it should be told, 23 Mar 2003
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The finest thing about this book is that it is a history lesson from a very personal perspective. It is an excellent autobiography and a joy to read, which in themselves are reason enough to read it, but it brings home the human cost of what may now seem like irrelevancies in British and World History. Descriptions of the scale of poverty in early 20th century Lancashire are put forward in a matter of fact manner but still they cause one to balk. If not for the spirit of the Lancashire folk one could be forgiven that one was reading about the third world.

I wouldn't hesitate in recommending this book to anybody with even a passing interest in the social sciences, but also those that like a good story. To describe it as a masterpiece is fair.

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Heart warming account of a northern childhood, 4 Dec 2002
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I was initially reluctant to read this. I'd just finished reading Angela's Ashes and felt that Frank McCourt basically complained throughout the entire book about how hard his life was. I felt like shouting "GET OVER IT." To try and be fair I then raid "Tis" (the follow-up) and that, unbelievably, wallowed even more in self-pity. I feared the worse when I saw this books cover (i imagined it to be a book wallowing in how hard a northern childhood was), but as soon as you rad a couple of pages you just enter another world. Woodruff tells a story not of himself but of the people he knew. It's like the people he knew during that period were the ones he wants us to know about - even though the book is about his childhood he never lets you forget that it was the people he grew up with that shaped his society and his personna. It's a great read, full of terrifically drawn characters. I really enjoyed how he put things into historical context in a very readable manner - I studied the cotton revolution at school but found it deadly dull, but this book made it all seem alive and real. A million miles away from Angela's Ashes and all the better for it - no "woe is me" here, just a heartwarming tale of a northern childhood. Excellent.
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2.0 out of 5 stars the road to nab end
This book was reccomended to me several years ago and I have carried the name in my purse while looking for it. Read more
Published 10 days ago by Ms. Wendy E. Oloman

5.0 out of 5 stars The Road to Nab End
My wife has her own book club, you know the family and friend, have your read this one. the interest has been astonding.
Published 23 days ago by Mr. I. D. Rhodes

5.0 out of 5 stars making one realise where life can take you
William Woodruff who sadly died last september, was a inspirational man.
Both this book and its sequel were spell binding. Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars What a masterpiece
This book is great! You have to buy it if you are interested in the early part of the 20th century in Blackburn, Lancashire. Great book and buy it NOW
Published 14 months ago by O. M. Aszkenasy

5.0 out of 5 stars A Wonderful Piece of Lancashire History
Had William Woodruff not committed the minutae of a working class life to memory then we could only guess at what life was like for mill workers and their families in the early... Read more
Published on 29 Dec 2006 by Figgy16

5.0 out of 5 stars We've never had it so good!
Anyone who thinks they've had a hard life should read this book.
Thank God for a Welfare state,social housing etc.! Read more
Published on 27 Jan 2006 by David Tomlinson

5.0 out of 5 stars The Road To Nab End
This book is an excellent read for anyboby interested in social history.
It relays vividly what poverty and hardship a recent generation had to endure, but it also captures the... Read more
Published on 18 Jun 2004 by paul robinson

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent!
Like one of your other readers, I just happened upon this book whilst browsing and spending post-Christmas vouchers. Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2004 by h_moore1

5.0 out of 5 stars One Word.....Brilliant!
Road to nab end was a christmas present from my mum, she thought it looked interesting and knew I liked things like this. Read more
Published on 16 Jan 2004

1.0 out of 5 stars The Road to Nab End - Willaim Woodruff
This book brought my father's northern childhood (slightly prior to but overlapping the era of the book) to life for me in a way that my father only hinted at. Read more
Published on 24 May 2003

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