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A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY by J.L. CARR
Category: Fiction | Series: New York Review Books Classics
In J. L. Carr's deeply charged poetic novel, Tom Birkin, a veteran of the Great War and a broken marriage, arrives in the remote Yorkshire village of Oxgodby where he is to restore a recently discovered medieval mural in the local church. Living in the bell tower, surrounded by the resplendent countrysi ...Show more
A Month In The Country: Penguin Essentials by J.L. Carr
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Essentials Ser.
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 ren ...Show more
A Month in the Country by J. L. Carr, J.L. Carr
Category: Classic Fiction | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
Penelope Fitzgerald - Introduction Paperback | 129 x 198mm | 112 pages | ISBN 014118230X | May 2000 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 beau ...Show more
A Month in the Country (Penguin Decades) by J.L. Carr
Category: Fiction | Series: Penguin Decades
"Penguin Decades" bring you the novels that helped shape modern Britain. When they were published, some were bestsellers, some were considered scandalous, and others were simply misunderstood. All represent their time and helped define their generation, while today each is considered a landmark work of ...Show more
How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cup by J. L. Carr, J.L. Carr
Category: Sports and Hobbies | Series: Penguin Modern Classics Ser.
'One of the greatest football novels ever written and a comic masterpiece' DJ Taylor' DJ Taylor 'But is this story believable? Ah, it all depends upon whether you want it to believe it.' J.L. Carr In their new all-buttercup-yellow-stripe, Steeple Sinderby Wanderers, who usually feel lucky when their pit ...Show more
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