A Month in the Country
$25.49
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2026
Summary
J. L. Carr’s beautiful portrayal of the countryside and the healing it brings, in an irresistible Little Clothbound Classics edition designed by Coralie Bickford-Smith.
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241820223 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241820227 |
| Author: | J.L. Carr, Penelope Fitzgerald |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2026 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 169mm x 118mm x 16mm |
| Series: | Little Clothbound Classics |
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Critics Review
The book I keep coming back to, it’s one of the best books I’ve ever read. I’ve never met anyone who didn’t love it * Richard Osman *
I wanted to write A Month in the Country in space - a brief, lovely homage to the natural world, pastoral writing about how deeply humans respond to our natural environments and the relationship between beauty and survival. In the end (I guess inevitably) the two books bore very little resemblance, but I don’t think Orbital would exist without it * Samantha Harvey, author of Orbital *
Unlike anything else in modern English Literature – D.J. Taylor * Spectator *
About The Author
J.L. Carr
James Lloyd Carr (1912–1994) attended the village school at Carlton Miniott in the North Riding and Castleford Secondary School. His novel A Month in the Country won the Guardian Fiction Prize, was shortlisted for the Booker Prize, and was adapted into a memorable film. He died in Northamptonshire.
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