Municipal Dreams : The Rise and Fall of Council Housing Condition:Good adored by critics and readers

adored by critics and readers alike

De Botton's book led one critic to call philosophy 'the new rock and roll'

Meant as a surprise for his wife

who - with his secrets and his schemes - has a hand in the lives of each of the characters

Municipal Dreams : The Rise and Fall of Council Housing Condition:Good adored by critics and readersA narrative history of council housing from slums to the Grenfell Tower Urgent, timely and compelling, Municipal Dreams brilliantly brings the national story of housing to life. In this landmark reappraisal of council housing, historian John Boughton presents an alternative history of Britain. Rooted in the ambition to end slum living, and the ideals of those who would build a new society, Municipal Dreams looks at how the state's duty to house its