Room at the Top (novel) Room at the Top (novel) Room at the Top is a novel by John Braine, first published in the United Kingdom by Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1957, about the rise of an ambitious young man of humble origin, and the socio-economic struggles undergone in realising his social ambitions in post-war Britain. A film adaptation was made in 1959, followed in 2012 by a TV film. John Minton's cover art from the first edition was restored and used on the new edition by Valancourt Books in 2013. Joe Lampton, demobilised at the end of the Second World War, is starting in
Jonathan Smith (novelist) Following Game", published in 2011. His first novel "Wilfred and Eileen" was adapted for BBC television into a four-part serial. He also wrote the screenplay for the film adaptation of his 1995 novel "Summer in February", starring Dominic Cooper, Emily Browning and Dan Stevens, which was released in June 2013. His latest novel The Churchill Secret KBO has been adapted for a feature-length movie starring Michael Gambon to be screened around Christmas 2015 on ITV. Over twenty plays including: Jonathan Smith (novelist) Jonathan Smith (born 1942) is an English novelist, writer and teacher. A career English teacher, he is best