A Month In the Country
by Carr, J L
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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A Month in the Country
by Carr, J.L.
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Brighton: The Harvester Press, 1980. Very good condition First Edition hardcover, in Brodart covered unclipped dust jacket designed by Craig Dodd, and Harverster price reduction sticker to inner front flap. Harverster Mailing List Flyer laid in. Some shelf wear to the jacket, spine is slightly cocked, and page block head is slightly tanned. Pages are clear and unmarked throughout. LW.… Read more about this item Item Price
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Month in the Country (Transaction Large Print Books)
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The First UK printing published by The Harvester Press, UK in 1980. The BOOK is in near Fine condition. Apart from a hint of pushing at the spine tips, the book is in excellent condition. Internally clean. The WRAPPER is complete and is in Very Good++ or better condition. The usual fading of the orange colour. The rear panel is… Read more about this item Item Price
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A Month in the Country
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by CARR J L
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A Month in the Country (New York Review Books Classics)
by Carr, J L
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A Month in the Country
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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; In the summer of 1920 two men, both war survivors meet in the quiet English countryside. One is living in the church, intent upon uncovering and restoring an historical wall painting while the other camps in the next field in search of Item Price
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A Month in the Country
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A Month in the Country
by CARR, J.L.
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A MONTH IN THE COUNTRY
by CARR J.L.
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A Month in the Country
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Quince Tree Press, 1991. Soft cover. Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine copy Slight greying at top edges. Signed by Carr on title page.
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MONTH IN THE COUNTRY
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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; One summer, just after the Great War, Tom Birkin, a demobbed soldier, arrives in the village of Oxgodby. He has been invited to uncover and restore a medieval wall painting in the local church. At the same time, Charles Moon - a fellow… Read more about this item Item Price
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Paperback / softback. New. One summer, just after the Great War, Tom Birkin, a demobbed soldier, arrives in the village of Oxgodby. He has been invited to uncover and restore a medieval wall painting in the local church. At the same time, Charles Moon - a fellow damaged survivor of the war - has been asked to locate… Read more about this item Item Price
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