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A Month in the Country
by Carr, J.L
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- Paperback
- first
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About This Item
Paperback. Penguin in association with Harvester Press. UK.1980. Paperback. First thus. Slim Paperback of this Booker Prize nominated novel. Strapline to corner of front cover states 'Booker Prize Nomination 1980'. Covers are clean and bright. Spine has a little rub, closed tear to bottom with two small nicks at bottom. One page is loose but contents are clean and unmarked with a little age-toning. A soldier who has survived the First World War but is traumatised, starts working in a church by uncovering and restoring an historical wall painting. Made into a movie with Colin Firth. Not exlib and packed and sent with care.
Synopsis
A Month in the Country is the fourth novel by J. L. Carr, first published in 1980 and nominated for the Booker Prize. The book won the Guardian Fiction Prize in 1980. The plot concerns a World War I veteran employed to uncover a mural in a village church that was thought to exist under coats of whitewash. At the same time another veteran is employed to look for a grave beyond the churchyard walls. There is prevalent religious symbolism throughout the book, mainly dealing with judgment.
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- Bookseller
- N K Burchill Rana Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 100001477
- Title
- A Month in the Country
- Author
- Carr, J.L
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- fiction; war; romance; literature;
- Bookseller catalogs
- FICTION; Booker Prize; Historical Fiction;
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- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....