Publisher's Synopsis
'The Narrow and the Shallow: a History of the Small House' tells the light-hearted story of slim homes, skinny residences, small abodes and tiny dwellings in London, across Britain and around the world. Since ancient times, narrow and shallow houses have been built for a variety of reasons - to fill in irregular-shaped plots of land when high house prices have created demand, to help first-time buyers, to provide 'granny flats, ' or to irritate the neighbours.