{"product_id":"9781804991978","title":"Small Bomb At Dimperley","description":"Author: Evans, Lissa\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781804991978\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 25 Nov 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe newest novel by the brilliant Lissa Evans, a historical fiction tale about a family and their country house needing to change with the times in the aftermath of the Second World War.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A deeply pleasurable postwar tale' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Generous, touching and romantic'\u003c\/b\u003e Clare Chambers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of our finest writers of literary entertainment' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sometimes books that are this funny are easy to underestimate, but \u003ci\u003eSmall Bomb at Dimperley\u003c\/i\u003e is wiser than a good many ponderously serious tomes. An absolute joy to read'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e__________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt's 1945, and Corporal Valentine Vere-Thissett, aged 23, is on his way home.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Zena has been living with a secret, and the end of the war means she has to face a reckoning of her own...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFunny, sharp and touching, Small Bomb at Dimperley is both a love story and a bittersweet portrait of an era of profound loss, and renewal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e____________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMore praise for \u003ci\u003eSmall Bomb at Dimperley\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A future classic' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eWoman\u0026amp;Home\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is Lissa Evans at the peak of her mighty powers' \u003c\/b\u003eIndia Knight\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly written, gloriously funny... a heart-warming read about learning to live again'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Incredibly assured and affecting... the perfect novel to be read in such dark times'\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Perfectly pitched, funny tale, sprinkled with peppery observations and speckled with a poignant bitter-sweetness'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e Daily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46727032602782,"sku":"UBD-9781804991978","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781804991978.jpg?v=1776491781","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781804991978","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}