Beyond Nab End

by William Woodruff

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349116229
• ISBN13: 9780349116228
• Release Date: January 2003
• Publisher: Abacus (UK)
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Wow! What Courage Will Do For Your Life!

This is a fast paced read. The story of an illiterate but hardworking young steel worker who had the courage to pull himself up from the level of a grunt worker all the way to Oxford University. This is fascinating English history, but more importantly it's a highly inspiring book which shows what courage will do for your life. Grab life by the horns! Grab this book. It will motivate you to live your own life to the max.