num_pages: 104
description: 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 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
language: English
title: A Month in the Country
titlecomplete: A Month in the Country
characters: Charles Moon, Tom Birkin, Alice Keach, Mr. Ellerbeck, Kathy Ellerbeck, Edgar Ellerbeck, Mossop, Mr. Dowthwaite, Lucy Sykes, Emily Clough, Colonel Hebron, Rev. J.G. Keach
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, British Literature, Historical, Novella, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Art, Novels
ratings_count: 13996
places: Yorkshire, England, England
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Booker Prize, awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Guardian Fiction Award
publisher: Penguin Books Ltd