"In with both Feet"

by Nancy Shaw

A whirlwind of drama, life, struggles, travels, love, loss, heartache and personal triumph. A most riveting and well-crafted biography/memoir! From the opening pages, Ms. Shaw’s description of the different characters she encounters and her attention to personal and cultural detail for the time periods starting with the 1940’s and up through today, transport the reader to another world just by experiencing the lives of these incredible true to life and authentic characters, yet they are unlike any you’ve met before. It touches on some pretty heavy issues at times but never gets too depressing. Just real. Fans of dramatic nonfiction/memoirs, or anyone who just enjoys an entertaining, well-written story with lots of drama and emotional impact will enjoy this book. There are some surprising twists and some parts that really catch you off guard – some shocking and some sad… but this just makes this true book even more amazing and inspirational. The ending gives an emotional satisfaction necessary in a great book. Try it, you’ll be pleasantly surprised!

229 pages, Kindle Edition

Published October 23, 2016

Reviews

[Evelyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed reading this book, mostly I think because I was born in Consett in the late 1950’s and lived there until I was 26 years old, many of those years in Delves Lane and I knew all the places Nancy talked about and even some of the people.
The determination she had to get the best for her family and the way she coped with everything thrown at her is typical of the values many of us from this area were raised with.