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title: "Laughter On The Stairs (Beverley Nichols Trilogy Book 2)"
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# Laughter On The Stairs (Beverley Nichols Trilogy Book 2)

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Another delightful read!
  

*by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2006*

This is the second volume in the Merry Hall trilogy, a set of books that focuses on Beverley Nichols' home life while he resides at Merry Hall, not his work life (which is presumably covered in his multi-volume autobiography). Where the first volume focused almost exclusively on the rehabilitation of the garden portion of his newly-purchased property, Laughter on the Stairs focuses on the re-doing of the house, interspersed with stories of local goings-on.  With a deft hand Mr. Nichols describes the horrible but inevitable way in which home improvement projects tend to snowball into something much bigger and more expensive than one had intended. At the same time he takes great delight in un-doing the monstrosities that the previous owner has inflicted upon the house.  Meanwhile, we are introduced to a couple of new "characters", specifically Marius' old governess Miss Mint, a very sweet and extremely timid woman who is welcomed into the local community; Erica Wyman, a famous gypsy novelist of dubious experience who is not; and Five, who arrives as a kitten and quickly settles into the Nichols' household.  Among the amusing stories that the author recounts are one that involves the sale of Miss Mint's fake Tudor cottage with a dried-up well to the odious Ms. Wyman, and the flower show, which goes horribly awry in a most satisfying manner.  Mr. Nichols is the sort of person that you'd want as a friend - he's a gentle soul who is enraptured by beauty in every form and can scarcely bear to harm a bug, but he also has a marvelously dry sense of humor and a delicious way of describing the personalities and interactions of those around him.  As a reviewer, I despair of coming up with a sufficient list of adjectives for Mr. Nichols' writings, as I intend to search out and read them all. Although that intention itself is perhaps review enough.

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    Second of he "Merry Hall trilogy does not disappoint.
  

*by W***6 on Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2014*

Beverley Nichols is back with the second book of his Merry Hall trilogy, a lighthearted memoir by Mr. Nichols, who is a well bred Englishman who has found the Georgian home of his dreams, but must undo the tasteless "improvements" made by the former owner.  Along the way, he deals with his staff, his neighbors and his cats in the delightful manner of the British.  his white lies and foibles will make you think of P. G. Wodehouse. In this book, his focus is more on furnishing the manor, rather than correcting the landscaping. The characters we met in volume one return, along with a couple of new ones, Miss Mint, who is going through rough times and must sell a cottage she hasn't used in some time.  The prospective buyer, a Miss Erica, is less endearing.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Enjoyed it so much
  

*by A***R on Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2017*

After reading about Beverley Nichols in a gardening blog I borrowed the first book from the library. Enjoyed it so much, that I bought the whole series. Very charming books, with many laugh out loud moments. I give this series of books to friends that anyone gardening, and love cats.

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