A month in the country
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Published:
New York : New York Review Books, c1980, 2000., New York : New York Review Books, [1980, 2000].
Format:
Book
Physical Desc:
xxii, 135 pages ; 21 cm
Status:
2 copies, 1 person is on the wait list.
Description
Tom Birkin, a veteran of the Great War and a broken marriage, arrives in the remote Yorkshire village of Oxgodby to restore a recently discovered medieval mural in the local church. Living in the bell tower, surrounded by the resplendent countryside of high summers, and laboring each day to uncover an anonymous painter's extraordinary depiction of the apocalypse, Birkin finds that he himself has been restored to a new, and hopeful, attachment to life.
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Boulder Main Adult Fiction
F Carr
Due Apr 23, 2025
Longmont Adult Fiction
FICTION CARR, J.L.
Due Apr 19, 2025
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Unknown
ISBN:
9780940322479, 0940322471
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Description
Tom Birkin, a veteran of the Great War and a broken marriage, arrives in the remote Yorkshire village of Oxgodby to restore a recently discovered medieval mural in the local church. Living in the bell tower, surrounded by the resplendent countryside of high summers, and laboring each day to uncover an anonymous painter's extraordinary depiction of the apocalypse, Birkin finds that he himself has been restored to a new, and hopeful, attachment to life.
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APA Citation (style guide)
Carr, J. L., & Holroyd, M. (19802000). A month in the country. New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Carr, J. L. 1912-1994 and Michael. Holroyd. 19802000. A Month in the Country. New York Review Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Carr, J. L. 1912-1994 and Michael. Holroyd, A Month in the Country. New York Review Books, 19802000.
MLA Citation (style guide)Carr, J. L. and Michael Holroyd. A Month in the Country. New York Review Books, 19802000.
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