A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr (Paperback, 2000)

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A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr.

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A sensitive portrayal of the healing process that took place in the aftermath of the First World War, J.L. Carr's A Month in the Country includes an introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald, author of Offshore, in Penguin Modern Classics. 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 1987 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.

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PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141182308
eBay Product ID (ePID)87925531

Product Key Features

Book TitleA Month in the Country
AuthorJ.L. Carr
FormatPaperback
LanguageEnglish
TopicBooks, Interior Design
Publication Year2000
GenreHistorical
Number of Pages128 Pages

Dimensions

Item Height198mm
Item Width129mm
Item Weight100 g

Additional Product Features

Title_AuthorJ.L. Carr
Series TitlePenguin Modern Classics
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom

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  • lovely new edition of this Modern classi...

    lovely new edition of this Modern classic

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  • Quick Read

    Richard Osman recommended this book - so I decided to buy a copy - it was ok to read but I would not recommend it to my friends/family. Sorry 😞

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  • Month in the country

    A lovely gentle book. Short but beautifully written. So evocative of times gone by when the pace of life was so much slower. Highly recommended.

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  • worth a read

    Really nice story including the post-WW-one tramau and a little bit of love story thrown in too.

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  • Great book

    Great little book.

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  • Beautifully written, nostalgic book!

    Book looked just like new!

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  • Buccolic tale

    Carr's snapshot of a traumatised ex-soldier's start along the healing process by a simple village project and its inhabitants is elegantly and engagingly written with good characterisation and observation.

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  • Easy, enjoyable book to read

    I just loved the relaxed atmosphere to this story.

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    One of those books you don't want to end ! Eloquent and charming.

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    Great item thank you

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