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Laughter on the Stairs

by Beverley Nichols · 1953

Merry Hall Trilogy seriesNext:Sunlight on the Lawn(1999) →

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In this, the second volume of the Merry Hall trilogy, Nichols is less concerned with his garden and more with his house, but the story does include the memorable characters Our Rose, the ditzy floral designer, and the cantankerous gardener Oldfield.

Subject
biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Genre
humorhumorMore like thisLess of this
Themes
gardeninggardeningMore like thisLess of this
Setting
20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisSurreySurreyMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 260 pages

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