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A Month in the Country

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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

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Release: February 03, 2000

ISBN: 014118230X

ISBN 13: 9780141182308

A Month in the Country

4.1/5 ( ratings)

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

Language: English

Pages: 128

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Release: February 03, 2000

ISBN: 014118230X

ISBN 13: 9780141182308

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