{"product_id":"9780141182308","title":"A Month in the Country","description":"Author: Carr, J L\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141182308\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 22 Aug 2000\u003cbr\u003ePages: 128\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA sensitive portrayal of the healing process that took place in the aftermath of the First World War, J.L. Carr's \u003ci\u003eA Month in the Country\u003c\/i\u003e includes an introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald, author of \u003ci\u003eOffshore\u003c\/i\u003e, in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAdapted into a 1987 film starring Colin Firth, Natasha Richardson and Kenneth Branagh, \u003ci\u003eA Month in the Country \u003c\/i\u003etraces the slow revival of the primeval rhythms of life so cruelly disorientated by the Great War.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46720724238494,"sku":"UBD-9780141182308","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141182308.jpg?v=1776218203","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141182308","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}