Room at the Top a Novel

This is the story of an ambitious young man from a working class background determined to make it to the top in post WW2 England. With ruthless determination he succeeds in marrying the only daughter of a wealthy businessman but only at the expense of his older lover and of his conscience. One of the first novels to tackle the class divisions in post-war Britain in a realistic setting it reflects the anger and bitterness felt by many servicemen returning to civilian life at that time.

Year

1989

Language

English

Publisher

Arrow

Editions

13

Pages

240

ISBN

9780099445364

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