num_pages: 334
description: The powerful story, set in a quiet London square in the 1920s, of Henry Earlforward, a miserly book dealer, and the consequences of his decision to marry Violet Arb, who owns the confectionery shop across the square. Contains much sexual symbolism and is a complete departure from Bennett's Five Towns work.
language: English
title: Riceyman Steps
titlecomplete: Riceyman Steps
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, European Literature, Literary Fiction, Literature, Books About Books, Novels
ratings_count: 408
places: United Kingdom
awards: awardedAt: -1483200000000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Fiction
publisher: Oxford University Press, USA