The Road Back Home: A Bittersweet Northern Childhood(Chinese Edition) by Sid Waddell

paperback. New. Ship out in 2 business day, And Fast shipping, Free Tracking number will be provided after the shipment.The paperback. Pub Date: 2010 08 of Pages: 320 in Publisher: Ebury Press' I had not lived in the former pit village of Lynemouth Operating since 1961 but the winding conduct road north from Newcastle will always be the same nostalgic highway each twist charged with vivid for memories and powerful emotionsa 'So begins a story full of wonderful humour. emotional candour and hardy tales of tough times ua quietly epic family saga set amid the pit villages of the North East. It stretches from the 1920s. before Sid's parents had even met. to the final closing of the mine and his mother's death in 1999. Sid paints a picture of a colourful. tight knit community full of good times and hard work. god-fearing women and hard-drinking men. Always dominating the skyline is Auld Betty . the pit head that took the men away each day and. with a prayer. ought them back each evening. Amongst the unforgettable cast of his extended family and friends. we follow the Waddells' attempts to stay afloat and provide a better future and possible escape for youngsters like Sid. Satisfaction guaranteed,or money back.