The Road to Nab End: A Lancashire Childhood
Once started it is impossible to put this book down. The author is a born writer with an eye for character and a natural way of writing...he has the historian's gift for bringing to life a particular society at a particular time, which marks his book out. (Alan BullockTimes Literary Supplement)Extraordinarily well written and vividly told, his book is rich in characters, facts, atmosphere, and indomitable spirit. It is absolutely fascinating as a social as well as a family history. (Eric HobsbawmGuardian)A masterpiece. (Independent Review: A Journal of Political Economy)Like finding a great recipe or discovering an old movie on video that may have escaped the notice of critics. (Gainesville Sun)