The Dreaming Suburb
- 480 pages
- 17 hours of reading
On the outside the Avenue appeared so peaceful but this is a story of turbulent change, of boom and bust, mass unemployment, new freedoms and restrictions, the Blackshirts, and jazz.
Ronald Frederick Delderfield was a popular English novelist and dramatist whose works have been widely adapted for television and remain widely read. His historical novels and series often follow young men returning from war, portraying their lives in England and allowing the author to capture the sweep of English history. Through these narratives, Delderfield delves deeply into social history, exploring the period from the Edwardian era to the early 1960s with a focus on the societal changes and individual experiences within that transformative time.






On the outside the Avenue appeared so peaceful but this is a story of turbulent change, of boom and bust, mass unemployment, new freedoms and restrictions, the Blackshirts, and jazz.
'He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett' Life Magazine
The third novel in The Horseman Riding By series that established Delderfield as one of the most popular and admired novelists of the 1960s
The classic story of an English public school between the wars and an inspirational teacher, repackaged as a Hodder Great Read.
R.F. Delderfield's brilliant saga of the Swann family has captivated readers since its first appearance. This is the first book in the trilogy, followed by THEIRS WAS THE KINGDOM and GIVE US THIS DAY.
The second book in R.F. Delderfield's brilliant saga of the Swann family, which has captivated readers since its first appearance.
The captivating third and final book in R.F. Delderfield's Swann family saga, the bestselling trilogy which began with GOD IS AN ENGLISHMAN and THEIRS WAS THE KINGDOM.