A Boy From Nowhere - Volume 1 (v. 1) [Hardcover]

David Mitchell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 1, 2007

A Boy From Nowhere (Volume 1 of 2) is the true, dramatic, but easy reading, life story of a man's rise from poverty to prosperity commencing with a description of the hard times of the 1920-1930's which existed in the backstreets and slums of London's East End Docklands. Leaving school at 14, as most working class lads did then, and without any educational qualifications the story plots his fight to gain success against all odds and tells how he rose to become UK Director responsible for the sale and distribution of all Czechoslovak confectionery products; this brought him into close contact with the communist world, with spies, and explains how and why he assisted MI6. Eventually he started and developed his own successful business which enabled him to retire early and begin a new life in Spain. He describes his life there and tells why he and his wife decided to return to the UK to live after 9 wonderful years during which the author claims that he saw the very last of 'good old Spain'. It is a book which, once started, the reader will find very hard to put down.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 234 pages
• Publisher: Melrose Books (November 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1906050317
• ISBN-13: 978-1906050313
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,893,453 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not the same David Mitchell, April 4, 2009

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Kevin (McLean VA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Boy From Nowhere - Volume 1 (v. 1) (Hardcover)

According to multiple reviews on Amazon's UK site this is not the same David Mitchell as wrote Ghost Written, Black Swan Green etc. A pity Amazon cannot share the reviews or find another way to make this clear.