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
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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
