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
Jason Matthews (novelist) Jennifer Lawrence. In 2015 and 2018, he published "Palace of Treason" and "The Kremlin’s Candidate" which are the sequel of "Red Sparrow". Jason Matthews (novelist) Jason Matthews (born 1951) is the author of the "Red Sparrow" spy novel trilogy. Prior to becoming a novelist, Matthews spent 33 years working for the CIA. In 2014, his first novel, "Red Sparrow" (2013), won an Edgar Award for Best First Novel by an American Author. Writer and critic Art Taylor praised it in "The Washington Post", writing that it "isn't just a fast-paced thriller — it’s a first-rate novel as noteworthy for its