Rough Hills

Rough Hills is more than a place - it’s a portrait of Wolverhampton’s industrial soul. Once at the beating heart of the Black Country, this district saw the rise and fall of foundries, factories, and working-class pride. Rough Hills captures the grit, humour, and hard truths of life in postwar Wolverhampton, blending memoir, oral history, and sharp observation. For readers of All the Devils Are Here and The Road to Wigan Pier, this is essential reading on identity, decline, and the spirit of a city shaped by steel.