num_pages: 320
description: A Devon village during the hot, dry days of a devastating 1984 summer drought forms the backdrop to the story of thirteen-year-old Alison, youngest child of prosperous farmers, her family, and her friendship with the son of a local viscount
language: English
title: In the Place of Fallen Leaves
titlecomplete: In the Place of Fallen Leaves
genres: Fiction, Coming Of Age, British Literature, Young Adult, Literature, Adult Fiction, Contemporary, Modern, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 473
places: Devon, England
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: Hawthornden Prize, awardedAt: 725875200000
name: Ruth Hadden Memorial Award
publisher: Dutton