One Pair of Eyes - John Braine - The Magic is Here and Now
In this personally authored documentary, John Braine, who is probably best remembered for his first novel, Room at the Top, discusses his work and the beliefs that inform it. Braine takes us from his childhood in Bradford to his present home in leafy Surrey and also shares his growing convictions about the importance of stability in society and the urgent need to avoid either revolution or drastic political reform.
Published in 1957, Room at the Top tells the story of a young man who is ambitious to leave his working-class origins behind and rise up the social ladder. The novel's attack on traditional suburban values led to Braine being associated with the group of British writers known as the Angry Young Men, but in later life his politics leaned much more strongly to the right.
