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
Richard Bradford (novelist) New Mexico" shortly after his death on March 23, 2002. Richard Bradford (novelist) Richard Bradford (1932—2002) was an American novelist, best known for his 1968 novel "Red Sky at Morning", a film version of which was released in 1971. He also wrote "So Far from Heaven", a novel about the adventures of a disillusioned executive who flees his life in the city for a New Mexico cattle ranch. The son of Roark Bradford, he was born in Chicago. He resided in Santa Fe, New Mexico at the time of his death. Editor's Note from "Red Sky At Morning": Commenting on