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You'll find laughter on the stairs and everywhere else Nichols takes you as he renovates his old home and garden. Southern Living, Spring 1999 (Southern Living )
[Nichols] the very model of gardening insouciance, ... wrote at least once about everything and ... is nearly the Bertie Wooster of gardening, and I say nearly only because some would consider it an insult to be called the Bertie Wooster of anything. Verlyn Klinkenborg, New York Times Book Review, December 1, 1998 (New York Times Book Review )
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SPERO MELIORA proclaimed the stained-glass window on the stairs, in Gothic lettering against a background of raspberry Pink, and I still had enough fourth-form Latin to remember that these words meant `I hope for better things'. Read the first page
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Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Days past,
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This review is from: Laughter on the Stairs (Hardcover)
A gentle book reflecting a past age, the 1950's. Well written, gossipy and funny. A very relaxing read that will not tax the brain but will amuse. Centres around the life of a middle class gentleman, his cats, his gardener and a cast of village eccentrics.
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Life in the big house....,
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This review is from: Laughter on the Stairs (Hardcover)
In LAUGHTER ON THE STAIRS, Nichols continues his tale of the restoration of Merry Hall and it's grounds. Just after WWII, Nichols purchased a derelict Georgian House and it's tattered grounds, and with the help of his 'man' Gaskins, and the able Oldfield, who had worked the grounds for most of his life, he began a restoration project.MERRY HALL was written about six years into the project, and focused on the grounds. LAUGHTER ON THE STAIRS takes place a few years, when later Nichols has turned his attention to the interior of the old Georgian House. The former owner, a Mr. Stebbing had very Victorian tastes, which Nichols dislikes, and has tried to erase. At last, he plans to address the staircase, where a stained-glass window that was "unquestionably..most alarming" overhang the landing. Nichols nosey-parker neighbor Rose doesn't want to see the house altered. She remembers the days when Mr. Stebbing was the owner, and she does not approve of the new owner's changes. She was particularly outraged by the savage destruction of the old boxwood hedge. Now, Nichols proposes to destroy the lovely stainglass window Mr. Stebbing had installed over the staircase. Of course Merry Hall is Nichol's house and he can do what he likes, but he is concerned about the neighbors reactions to his plans. The story takes an interesting twist when burglers break in one night and in a strange way help him solve the dilemma. This is a light and amusing book, and one I found very intertaining reading before bedtime.
5.0 out of 5 stars
UPROARIOUS FUN!,
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This review is from: Laughter on the Stairs (Hardcover)
A delightful read! Mr. Nichols (in a very "proper" British fashion) describes his hilarious adventures in home decorating and remodeling. His run-ins with his snobby neighbors can not be missed! If you love gardens, cats, home decorating, or if you just love to laugh; GET THIS BOOK! In fact, get all three books in this trilogy (ie: "Merry Hall", "Sunlight on the Lawn", and "Laughter on the Stairs").
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