An edition of A month in the country (1980)

A month in the country

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An edition of A month in the country (1980)

A month in the country

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  • 2 Currently reading
  • 7 Have read

"A damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the 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 that 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."--BOOK JACKET.

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Publisher
New York Review Books
Language
English
Pages
135

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Subjects

Fiction, Art restorers, Mural painting and decoration, Medieval, Conservation and restoration, World War, 1914-1918, Villages, Veterans, Medieval Mural painting and decoration, Fiction, historical, England, fiction, Fiction, romance, general, Fiction, historical, general

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North Riding of Yorkshire (England)
Edition Availability
Cover of: A Month in the Country
A Month in the Country
January 2003, Ulverscroft Large Print
Audio CD in English
Cover of: A month in the country
A month in the country
2000, New York Review Books
in English
Cover of: A month in the country
A month in the country
1991, J.L. Carr, Quince Tree Press
in English - Illustrated ed.
Cover of: A month in the country
A month in the country
1980, Harvester Press
in English
Cover of: A month in the country
A month in the country
1980, St. Martin's Press
in English - 1st U.S. ed.

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Edition Notes

Published in
New York
Series
New York Review Books classics
Genre
Fiction.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
823/.914
Library of Congress
PR6053.A694 M6 2000, PR6053.A694M6 2000

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxii, 135 p. ;
Number of pages
135

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL6776366M
ISBN 10
0940322471
LCCN
00009412
OCLC/WorldCat
44013957
Library Thing
171620
Goodreads
60707

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL112983W

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Work Description

According to blogger/reviewer Moira Redmond, "This is famously a book where nothing happens."

Birkin, a young war veteran arrives at a small country church to restore a recently-discovered 14th century wall painting. He suffers from shell-shock from his time in the trenches of WWI, and this had caused him to reject some societal norms and be regarded with suspicion by the conventional.

The experience for Birkin is one of regret and of healing, as he makes friends in the village and completes his task. He departs, with sorrow but also a measure of confidence that he can now go on with his life.

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