- Paperback: 407 pages
- Publisher: Abacus (3 Jan 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0006543359
- ISBN-13: 978-0006543350
- ASIN: 0349115214
- Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (43 customer reviews)
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18,149 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #90 in Books > Biography > Historical > Social & Urban History
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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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45 of 47 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
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.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
From start to finish I was totally captivated by this wonderful book, the characters all came to life from the page. Mr Woodruff makes an ordinary, albeit unbelievably poor childhood seem extraordinary. A brilliant, brilliant peice of work.
Definitely a book I will read again and again.
Thank you for sharing your life with us Mr. Woodruff
Definitely a book I will read again and again.
Thank you for sharing your life with us Mr. Woodruff
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amazing read
this is just one of the many purchases like this book i have made and again have not been disappointed so if you get a chance purchase and read ahead
Published 3 months ago by sherls
Very tedious
This was suggested by my bookclub although the second book was the recommended one but we felt we had to read the first before embarking on the second. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Alison L
An Urban "Cider with Rosie"
William Woodruff was an academic who spent most of his life in America, but "The Road to Nab End" is a memoir of his childhood growing up in Blackburn, Lancashire during the 1920s... Read more
Published 7 months ago by J C E Hitchcock
Should be on the school curriculum
I picked this book not knowing what to expect. At least it didn't have the dreaded word "hilarious" on the cover. Read more
Published 9 months ago by L. J. Hardy
Like someone talking to you
Probably the best biography I have read. I like biographies and this one just seemed so natural. Like listening to someone really interesting talking to you. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Booker-T-Andy
The Road to Nab End William Woodruff (paperback)
Read about a lad in Northeern England. And a true story about the writer. (William Woodruff) The lad wants more in life. This true story is set in the early 1900's.
Published 21 months ago by Jennifer Panting
brilliant book
THIS BOOK WAS ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT AS WAS THE SEQUEL BEYOND NAB END IT CLEARLY PORTRAYS AN ERA LONG GONE, THANK GOODNESS, WHAT POVERTY THERE WASC IN THOSE DAYS THOUROUGHLY ENJOYED... Read more
Published 22 months ago by ali
EXCELLENT
A very enjoyable book which i recommended to our book club. Everyone has enjoyed the book immensely. The author brings the place, time and people to life. Read more
Published 22 months ago by MOJO
The Road to Nab End
I never tire of this book; I bought it 2 years ago and have read it several times. It provides a wonderful snapshot of how tough life used to be and how one had to strive to... Read more
Published on 29 July 2009 by Zoe J. Moore
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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 on 3 July 2009 by Ms. Wendy E. Oloman
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