Small Bomb At Dimperley

by Lissa Evans

Genres: Historical Fiction

320 pages, Paperback

Published August 14, 2025

About the author

After a brief career in medicine, and an even briefer one in stand-up, Lissa Evans became a comedy producer, first in radio and then in television. Her first novel, Spencer's List, was published in 2002, and since then she has written three more books for adults (two of them longlisted for the Orange/Baileys Prize) and two for children (the first of them shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal). Her two most recent books for adults were set in London during the Second World War; one of them, 'Their Finest Hour and a Half' has now been made into a film entitled 'Their Finest', starring Gemma Arterton, Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy

Reviews

[Apoorva · Rating 4 out of 5]

A real cutie !!

[Heather Browning · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really entertaining - low-key satire, the story of a British aristocratic family trying to find their way in the cultural change emerging post-WW2, with lots of endearingly humourous characters, a predictable but sweetly satisfying love story, and one of the most believable representations of the strangeness of a 3-year-old child that I think I've ever read.

[Bill Jones · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gentle tale of life on a country estate after WW1 when the family and retainers have to pick up the pieces in a new world order. Set in Buckinghamshire not far from Buckingham town it is beautifully descriptive of both the setting and the people of the time. Well worth reading.

[Alison Pilkington · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very satisfying read with good characters, humour and an everything working together.

[Marian · Rating 5 out of 5]

I ADORE Lissa Evans' books – they are sheer bliss. As I near the end I try to eke out the pages as long as I can – I want them to go on forever.