{"product_id":"9781804991978","title":"Small Bomb At Dimperley by Evans, Lissa","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Evans, Lissa\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945)\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 14 August 2025 by Transworld Publishers Ltd (Penguin (Transworld)) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback | 320 pages\u003cbr\u003e197 x 129 x 23 | 224g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscover 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e˜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 TimesIt's 1945, and Corporal Valentine Vere-Thissett, aged 23, is on his way home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut ˜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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMore 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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Book Nook","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57849794756989,"sku":"9781804991978","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0539\/6525\/8945\/files\/9781804991978.jpg?v=1771588701","url":"https:\/\/www.booknookshop.co.uk\/products\/9781804991978","provider":"The Book Nook","version":"1.0","type":"link"}