August
Author: Woodward, Gerard
ISBN: 9780099286929
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 02 Sep 2002
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
A stunning and unforgettable first novel from an award-winning poet.
Ever since Aldous Jones careened over the handlebars of his bicycle in 1955 and landed next to Farmer Evans's first field, it has become a tradition for him to take his family camping in Wales. Aldous has started to feel that a certain symbiosis has developed between their North London home and the Welsh village that they only ever see in August. As the years pass, Aldous's family idyll starts to disintegrate and the farm becomes a place drenched in memory.
ISBN: 9780099286929
Publisher: RANDOM HOUSE UK
Year first published: 02 Sep 2002
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback / softback
A stunning and unforgettable first novel from an award-winning poet.
Ever since Aldous Jones careened over the handlebars of his bicycle in 1955 and landed next to Farmer Evans's first field, it has become a tradition for him to take his family camping in Wales. Aldous has started to feel that a certain symbiosis has developed between their North London home and the Welsh village that they only ever see in August. As the years pass, Aldous's family idyll starts to disintegrate and the farm becomes a place drenched in memory.
