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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: 19.4 x 13 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (36 customer reviews)
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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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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
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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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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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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
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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
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My wife has her own book club, you know the family and friend, have your read this one. the interest has been astonding.
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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 21 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 28 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.
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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
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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
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