Amanda Craig

Rather in the lurch: Small Bomb at Dimperley, by Lissa Evans, reviewed

In 1945, a dilapidated Tudor manor risks being demolished – unless an impoverished evacuee with a gift for organisation can galvanise its despairing owner

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issue 31 August 2024
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  • Small Bomb at Dimperley

    Lissa Evans

    Doubleday, pp. 320, £18

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