{"product_id":"small-bomb-at-dimperley-9781804991978","title":"Small Bomb At Dimperley","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublisher: Penguin (Transworld)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePublished: 2025\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePages: 320\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLanguage: English\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eISBN: 9781804991978\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDimensions: 19.7 x 12.7 x 2.2 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 0.228 kg\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSynopsis: 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.\n\n���A deeply pleasurable postwar tale'' Guardian\n''Generous, touching and romantic'' Clare Chambers\n���One of our finest writers of literary entertainment��� Spectator\n''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\n__________\n\nIt''s 1945, and Corporal Valentine Vere-Thissett, aged 23, is on his way home.\n\nBut ���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.\n\nAnd 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.\n\nBut Zena has been living with a secret, and the end of the war means she has to face a reckoning of her own���\n\nFunny, sharp and touching, Small Bomb at Dimperley is both a love story and a bittersweet portrait of an era of profound loss, and renewal.\n____________\n\nMore praise for Small Bomb at Dimperley\n���A future classic��� Woman\u0026amp;Home\n''This is Lissa Evans at the peak of her mighty powers'' India Knight\n���Brilliantly written, gloriously funny... a heart-warming read about learning to live again��� Sun\n''Incredibly assured and affecting... the perfect novel to be read in such dark times��� Graham Norton\n���Perfectly pitched, funny tale, sprinkled with peppery observations and speckled with a poignant bitter-sweetness��� Daily Mail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"RANDOM HOUSE UK","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51040577650935,"sku":"9781804991978","price":261.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0944\/3973\/5543\/files\/17934083482830.jpg?v=1787783159","url":"https:\/\/www.2027textbooks.co.za\/products\/small-bomb-at-dimperley-9781804991978","provider":"2027Textbooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}