20th Century: Room at the Top (Paperback)

from PilgrimJess

Set in post-war Britain, Joe Lampton, is a young ex-service man from a modest background. He moves from his home-town of Dufton to the more affluent wool rich town of Warley to pursue a career in local Government. Joe is handsome with an athletic figure and is a hit with the ladies but he is soci...

from vampkiss

3-3.5 stars. Very good writing (and hot smex scenes!), but I'm more of a HEA girl than the HFN ending that we got. I actually felt sorry for Liam because I didn't feel that Austin and Jay really loved him. More like they loved the idea of having him around with the benefits of sex thrown in. I'm ...

from Eyejaybee

This novel has become celebrated as a tale of ambition and drive, and the manner in which obsession can be deleterious to the enjoyment of the very goals that drives its subject on. The story is narrated by Joe Lampton, and starts with his arrival in Warley where he takes up a job as accounts cle...

from starbox

"I was moving into the attack and no one had better try to stop me" By sally tarbox on 8 December 2017 Format: Paperback Grabs you from the first page: narrated by fiercely ambitious young Joe Lampton, an intelligent lad from a humble background. It's just after WW2 and accountant Joe has broken ...