Beyond Nab End
The Sequel to The Road to Nab End
$29.08
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
7 February 2003
Summary
The second volume of Woodruff’s memoirs starts with him having arrived in Poplar in the early 1930s. On spec he turns up at a steel foundry and luckily gets a job. His digs are with an old couple in Bow where he has to share a single bed (head to toe) with their mentally retarded son.
Life in the foundry is grim but William is indomitable. For recreation one day he cycles (then in the days before inflatable tyres) to Berkhamstead to try and track down an old girlfriend. She’s not ther…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349116228 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349116229 |
| Author: | William Woodruff |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 7 February 2003 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 202mm x 128mm x 24mm |
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ROAD TO NAB END: ‘A masterpiece’ INDEPENDENT *A wonderful evocation of a vanished age’ MAIL ON S. *‘Once started, it is impossible to put this book down … born writer with an eye for character & a natural way of writing’ TLS *‘Extraordinarily well written & vividly told, his book is rich in characters, facts, atmosphere & indomitable spirit. It is absolutely fascinating as a social as well as a family history’ Eric Hobsbawm, GUARDIAN
About The Author
William Woodruff
William Woodruff was born in 1916 and lived in Blackburn’s weaving community until he ran away to London. He eventually went to Oxford University and lived in Florida for over forty years. He died in 2008.
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