Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop
Uncle Willie and the Bicycle Shop is a 1948 comedy novel by the British writer Brock Williams. It is set in the Edwardian era and was partly inspired by his own years growing up. Uncle Willie is the black sheep of the family, and a drunken embarrassment to his respectable relations. However, when he is given a small bicycle shop to manage it surprisingly prospers. Film adaptation
In 1953 it was made into the British film Isn't Life Wonderful! directed by Harold French and starring Cecil Parker, Eileen Herlie and Donald Wolfit. References

Bibliography
 Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1948 British novels
Novels by Noel Streatfeild
British comedy novels
Novels set in England
British novels adapted into films
George G. Harrap and Co. books
Novels set in the 1900s