A Month in the Country

'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 FitzgeraldAuthor: Carr, J. L.,author,Fitzgerald, Penelope,introduction
Contributors: Carr, J. L.,author,Fitzgerald, Penelope,introduction
Binding: paperback
Number Of Pages: 128
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Languages: English,Published,English,Original Language,Englis
Format: international_edition
Edition: 3rd ed.
Published/Release Date: 3 Feb 2000
Bic Classification: Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Classic fiction (pre c 1945)
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Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher/Studio/Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
Author/Director/Artist: J.L. Carr
Dimension (cm): 197x128x9 mm
Package Dimension (cm): 11x194x129 mm
Item Weight (g): 101
Package Weight (g): 100