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A Month in the Country by J.L. Carr (Paperback, 2000)
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Joseph Lloyd Carr (1912-1994) attended the village school at Carlton Miniott in the North Riding and Castleford Secondary School. He died in Northamptonshire in 1994.
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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780141182308
eBay Product ID (ePID)87925531
Product Key Features
Book TitleA Month in the Country
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicBooks, Interior Design
GenreHistorical
AuthorJ.L. Carr
Book SeriesPenguin Modern Classics
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height198 mm
Item Weight100 g
Item Width129 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorJ.L. Carr
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- 06 Jan, 2025
lovely new edition of this Modern classi...
lovely new edition of this Modern classicVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 08 Mar, 2023
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 😞Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 07 Jul, 2021
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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Feb, 2020
worth a read
Really nice story including the post-WW-one tramau and a little bit of love story thrown in too.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 18 Jan, 2023
Great book
Great little book.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 22 Jul, 2024
Beautifully written, nostalgic book!
Book looked just like new!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 07 Nov, 2018
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.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 Aug, 2021
Easy, enjoyable book to read
I just loved the relaxed atmosphere to this story.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 17 Aug, 2022
Lovely book.
One of those books you don't want to end ! Eloquent and charming.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 27 May, 2024
Great item thank you
Great item thank youVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
