Laughing House
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The story of a house, Beech Hill, built in the year of Waterloo and soon to endure the rigours of the Second World War. Occupied by various units through the early years of the conflict, you'll lament its deterioration at the hands of those with no appreciation of beautiful things. A further story related in the first person, a beautiful and wonderful story of survival. Told by the owner of the house as he is forced to watch from the sidelines. This is indeed a 'laughing house' as it takes everything thrown at it.
Warwick Deeping
Warwick Deeping was an English novelist and short-story writer whose career spanned the first half of the twentieth century. Born in 1877, he originally trained in medicine before turning to fiction. He became widely known for novels that combined strong storytelling with themes of loyalty, sacrifice, social change, and personal endurance. His best-known work, Sorrell and Son, became an international success, and he went on to publish dozens of novels and numerous short stories. Deeping died in 1950.
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