
A Month in the Country
by J L Carr
Title:
A Month in the Country
Author:
J L Carr
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
128 pages
Publisher:
TBS-Penguin Random House Wholesale
ISBN-13:
9780141182308
EAN:
9780141182308
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
222
Dimensions (mm):
196 x 129 x 8
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
'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, SpectatorA 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




























