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  • The Road Back Home

  • By: Sid Waddell
  • Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
  • Length: 11 hrs and 59 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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By: Sid Waddell
Narrated by: Gordon Griffin
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"I had not lived in the former pit village of Lynemouth since 1961 but the winding road north from Newcastle will always be the same nostalgic highway, each twist charged with vivid memories and powerful emotions...."

So begins a story full of wonderful humour, emotional candour, and hardy tales of tough times - a quietly epic family saga set amid the pit villages of the Northeast. 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, brought 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.
©2012 Sid Waddell (P)2013 Random House Audiobooks
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  • Categories: History
Biographies & Memoirs Great Britain England Village
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As an ex miner this had me in tears

Which character – as performed by Gordon Griffin – was your favourite?

Was very good with them all, to hard to seperate

Did you have an emotional reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

As I said above I am an ex miner, so I found this very near the mark, and brought back many memories tears and laughte, high recomend to any one.

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My profile pic is my granfather who also was a miner.

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