Room at the Top - Hardcover
The ruthlessly ambitious Joe Lampton rises swiftly from the petty bureaucracy of local government into the world of inherited wealth, fast cars and glamorous women. But betrayal and tragedy strike as the original 'angry young man' of the fifties pursues his goals.
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Review:
"A harsh, accurate, powerful piece of story-telling" (Tribune)
"Remarkable. . . Room at the Top communicates so successfully the mingled bitterness and bravery of youth" (Sunday Times)
"He has real talent" (C.P. Snow)
"This novel is brilliant...The observation is shrewd and the emotion and the comedy are so true it hurts." (Daily Express)
Book Description:
"Remarkable. . . Room at the Top communicates so successfully the mingled bitterness and bravery of youth" (Sunday Times)
"He has real talent" (C.P. Snow)
"This novel is brilliant...The observation is shrewd and the emotion and the comedy are so true it hurts." (Daily Express)
The bestselling story of Joe Lampton, the original 'angry young man'. A cult novel depicting 1950s Yorkshire, Room at the Top was adapted into an Academy Award winning film in 1959.
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- PublisherAmereon Ltd
- Publication date2002
- ISBN 10 0848809211
- ISBN 13 9780848809218
- BindingHardcover
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