First in a trilogy, Merry Hall is the account of the restoration of a house and garden in post-war England. Though Mr. Nichols' horticultural undertaking is serious, his writing is high-spirited, riotously funny, and, at times, deliciously malicious.

In this, the second volume of the Merry Hall trilogy, Nichols is less concerned with his garden and more with his house, but the story does include the memorable characters Our Rose, the ditzy floral designer, and the cantankerous gardener Oldfield.

Sunlight on the Lawn brings to a close Beverley Nichols' delightful Merry Hall trilogy describing the renovation of his run-down Georgian mansion and its garden.