A Month in the Country
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4.0 • 8 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Brought to you by Penguin.
'One of the best books I've ever read' Richard Osman
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.
'Tender and elegant' Guardian
'Unlike anything else in modern English literature' Spectator
©1980 J L Carr (P)2024 Penguin Audio
Customer Reviews
Perfect.
This has been one of my most loved books since I first read it over 30 years ago, so when I saw that it was to be released as an audio book I hoped against hope that whoever they chose for the narrator would do it justice..I need not have worried, Alex Jennings reading is absolutely first class, he captures the mood of the book perfectly.
I would like to thank all those involved in the production of this audio version,but particularly Mr.Jennings, for enabling a man of ripening years with failing eyesight to enjoy this wonderful book for a few more years.