Room at the Top is a novel by
John Braine, first published in the United Kingdom by
Eyre & Spottiswoode in 1957, about the rise of an ambitious young man of humble origin, and the socio-economic struggles undergone in realising his social ambitions in post-war Britain. A
film adaptation was made in 1959, followed in 2012 by a
TV film.
John Minton's cover art from the first edition was restored and used on the new edition by
Valancourt Books in 2013.