A Month in the Country

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'One of the best books I've ever read' Richard Osman
'Tender and elegant' Guardian
'Unlike anything else in modern English literature' D.J. Taylor, Spectator


A damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the quiet village church of Oxgodby where he is to spend the summer uncovering a huge medieval wall-painting. Immersed in the peace and beauty of the countryside and the unchanging rhythms of village life he experiences a sense of renewal and belief in the future. Now an old man, Birkin looks back on the idyllic summer of 1920, remembering a vanished place of blissful calm, untouched by change, a precious moment he has carried with him through the disappointments of the years. Adapted into a film starring Colin Firth, Natasha Richardson and Kenneth Branagh, A Month in the Country traces the slow revival of the primeval rhythms of life so cruelly disorientated by the Great War.

With an introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald

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Authors:
Carr, J L
Year Published:
2000
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9780141182308
Number of Pages:
128
Publication Date:
03/02/2000
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
Series:
Penguin Modern Classics
Publication Date:
03/02/2000
Place of Publication:
London
SKU:
9780141182308

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