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Books by Nigel Balchin






The Small Back Room
(CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2016 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
International Edition
ISBN-13: 978-1-4746-0116-0, ISBN: 1-4746-0116-2

"A true modern classic, THE SMALL BACK ROOM is a towering novel of the Second World War. Sammy Rice is a weapons scientist, one of the 'back room boys' of the Second World War. A crippling disability has left him cynical and disillusioned - he struggles with a drink problem at home, and politics and petty pride at work. Worse still, he fears he is not good enough for the woman he loves. The stakes are raised when the enemy begin to dro ..."






Darkness Falls from the Air
(CASSELL MILITARY PAPERBACKS)
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2016 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN-13: 978-1-4746-0118-4, ISBN: 1-4746-0118-9

"The classic novel of the London Blitz, DARKNESS FALLS FROM THE AIR captures the chaos, absurdity and ultimately the tragedy of life during the bombardment. Bill Sarratt is a civil servant working on the war effort. Thwarted at every turn by bureaucracy and the vested interests of big business, the seemingly unflappable Bill is also on the verge of losing his wife Marcia to a literary poseur named Stephen. As the bombs continue to fall, ..."






The Small Back Room(Updated)
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2001 by Cassell
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-35694-2, ISBN: 0-304-35694-8

"Sammy Rice is a weapons scientist, one of the 'back room boys' of the Second World War. A crippling disability has left him cynical and disillusioned; he struggles against a drink problem at home, and politics and petty pride at work. Worse still, he fears he is not good enough for the woman he loves.But the enemy are dropping a new type of booby bomb, causing many casualties. Only Sammy has the know-how to defuse it - and as he comes f ..."






A Way Through the Wood
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2016 by Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN-13: 978-1-4746-0120-7, ISBN: 1-4746-0120-0

"A psychological study of marriage, loyalty and justice, A WAY THROUGH THE WOOD is a remarkable post-war novel. James Manning is perfectly content. He has a successful life as a businessman in the city, a bright young thing of a wife, Jill, and an idyllic home in the countryside, where he is a local magistrate. The only fly in the ointment is the 'Honbill' - the Honourable William Bule, a gentleman with too much time on his hands. When a ..."






A Way Through the Wood(1st Edition)
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 256 Pages, Published 2005 by Phoenix (An Imprint Of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ISBN-13: 978-0-7538-1915-9, ISBN: 0-7538-1915-5

"James Manning is perfectly content. He has a busy and successful life as a magistrate in the city, a bright young thing of a wife, Jill, and an idyllic home in the countryside. The only fly in the ointment as far as he can see is the 'HonBule' - the Honourable William Stephen Fitzharding Bule, very much the country gentleman with too much time on his hands. When a young man is knocked off his bicycle and subsequently dies, James is sure ..."






The Anatomy Of Villainy
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Patterson Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4465-0160-3, ISBN: 1-4465-0160-4






Darkness Falls from the Air
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2009 by Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-0-330-02358-0, ISBN: 0-330-02358-6






Kings of Infinite Space
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1970 by Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-0-330-02431-0, ISBN: 0-330-02431-0






Darkness Falls from the Air(Updated)
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 208 Pages, Published 2002 by Cassell
ISBN-13: 978-0-304-35969-1, ISBN: 0-304-35969-6

"A classic novel of the London Blitz that captures all the chaos, absurdity, and tragedy of life during the bombardment. Bill Sarratt, a civil servant, spends the war wining, dining, and wittily commenting on London's shattered nightlife. But, as the bombs begin to fall closer and closer, Sarratt's wife takes on a lover--and his life literally begins to crumble around him."






Darkness Falls from the Air(Updated)
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 1991 by Abacus
ISBN-13: 978-0-7474-0822-2, ISBN: 0-7474-0822-X






A Sort Of Traitors(Updated)
by Nigel Balchin
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 1987 by J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-460-02491-4, ISBN: 0-460-02491-4






Kings of Infinite Space(1st Edition)
by Nigel Balchin
Hardcover, 256 Pages, Published 1967 by London, Uk Collins Ltd
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-221409-4, ISBN: 0-00-221409-1






The Small Back Room
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 192 Pages, Published 2006 by Obscure Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-84664-775-8, ISBN: 1-84664-775-4

"Obscure Press are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork."






The Anatomy Of Villainy
by Nigel Balchin
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2000 by Clack Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4465-0483-3, ISBN: 1-4465-0483-2






A way through the wood(Updated)
by Nigel Balchin
Hardcover, 251 Pages, Published 1977 by Remploy
ISBN-13: 978-0-7066-0720-8, ISBN: 0-7066-0720-1






The Borgia Testament
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, Published 1976 by Tandem
ISBN-13: 978-0-426-17582-7, ISBN: 0-426-17582-4






Sort of Traitors
(New Portway Reprints)
by Nigel Balchin
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 1973 by C Chivers
Import
ISBN-13: 978-0-85594-825-2, ISBN: 0-85594-825-6






In the Absence of Mrs. Petersen
by Nigel Balchin
Hardcover, 224 Pages, Published 1973 by C Chivers
ISBN-13: 978-0-85594-864-1, ISBN: 0-85594-864-7






The Borgia testament.
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 265 Pages, Published 1970 by Pan Books
ISBN-13: 978-0-330-02428-0, ISBN: 0-330-02428-0






The Small Back Room(Updated)
by Nigel Balchin
Paperback, 224 Pages, Published 1969 by Macmillan
ISBN-13: 978-0-330-02270-5, ISBN: 0-330-02270-9



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