{"product_id":"9781804991978","title":"Small Bomb At Dimperley by Lissa Evans","description":"Discover the heartwarmingly witty new historical novel about changing (sometimes reluctantly) with the times in the aftermath of WW2, perfect for fans of Maggie O'Farrell and Rachel Joyce.   `A deeply pleasurable postwar tale' Guardian'Generous, touching and romantic' Clare Chambers`One of our finest writers of literary entertainment' Spectator'Sometimes books that are this funny are easy to underestimate, but Small Bomb at Dimperley is wiser than a good many ponderously serious tomes. An absolute joy to read' The Times__________It's 1945, and Corporal Valentine Vere-Thissett, aged 23, is on his way home.   But `home' is Dimperley, built in the 1500s, vast and dilapidated, up to its eaves in debt and half-full of fly-blown taxidermy and dependent relatives, the latter clinging to a way of life that has gone forever.   And worst of all - following the death of his heroic older brother - Valentine is now Sir Valentine, and is responsible for the whole bloody place. To Valentine, it's a millstone; to Zena Baxter, who has never really had a home before being evacuated there with her small daughter, it's a place of wonder and sentiment, somewhere that she can't bear to leave.   But Zena has been living with a secret, and the end of the war means she has to face a reckoning of her own.Funny, sharp and touching, Small Bomb at Dimperley is both a love story and a bittersweet portrait of an era of profound loss, and renewal.   ____________More praise for Small Bomb at Dimperley`A future classic' Woman\u0026amp;Home'This is Lissa Evans at the peak of her mighty powers' India Knight`Brilliantly written, gloriously funny... a heart-warming read about learning to live again' Sun'Incredibly assured and affecting... the perfect novel to be read in such dark times' Graham Norton`Perfectly pitched, funny tale, sprinkled with peppery observations and speckled with a poignant bitter-sweetness' Daily Mail\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56307023413621,"sku":"9781804991978","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781804991978.jpg?v=1762802827","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781804991978","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}