A Month in the Country follows Tom Birkin who, just after WW1 is hired to help uncover a medieval painting in a church in rural Yorkshire. The story is told as Birkin is an old man, looking back on an idyllic few weeks.
It is definitely romantic, written with nostalgia for youth and what might have been, but at the same time feels plausible and relateable. It is a complete tonic for the soul, beautifully written so you feel the healing summer.
