William Horwood Non-Fiction books in order

Q: "How many books are in the William Horwood Non-Fiction series?"

"There are one books in the William Horwood Non-Fiction series, published in 2004."

Q: "What is the first book in the William Horwood Non-Fiction series?"

"The first book in the William Horwood Non-Fiction series is The Boy with No Shoes, published in 2004."

Q: "What is The Boy with No Shoes about?"

"The Boy with No Shoes (2004) is William Horwood's memoir about growing up in the 1940s and 1950s in a seaside town, dealing with a difficult childhood."

Reading order

#	Title	Published	Author	Buy on Amazon
1	The Boy with No Shoes	2004	William Horwood	Buy

William Horwood’s non-fiction consists of The Boy with No Shoes (2004), a memoir about his childhood in a seaside town during the postwar years. The book offers personal context for the themes of community, belonging, and resilience that run through his fiction.

Horwood grew up in the 1940s and 1950s, and the memoir covers a period of postwar England that shaped his worldview. The title refers to his family’s poverty, and the book does not shy away from difficult material about neglect and hardship. But it also captures the freedom and strange beauty of a childhood spent close to the sea.

Readers who have enjoyed Horwood’s Duncton Wood series or his Wolves of Time books will find The Boy with No Shoes helps explain where those stories came from. The love of landscape and the deep feeling for outcasts that define his animal fiction have clear roots in his own early life.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the William Horwood Non-Fiction series?

There are one books in the William Horwood Non-Fiction series, published in 2004.

What is the first book in the William Horwood Non-Fiction series?

The first book in the William Horwood Non-Fiction series is The Boy with No Shoes, published in 2004.

What is The Boy with No Shoes about?

The Boy with No Shoes (2004) is William Horwood’s memoir about growing up in the 1940s and 1950s in a seaside town, dealing with a difficult childhood.

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Frequently Asked Questions

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