The Folks That Live On The Hill by Kingsley Amis Paperback Book 9780141194301

Harry Caldecote is a convivial academic who devotes his life to others He is on call when his alcoholic niece falls into strange hands when his brother threatens to emulate Wordsworth when his sons lesbian lodger is beaten up by her girlfriend He endures misplaced seductions just to keep the peace at the Kings pub in Shepherds Hill