A Month in the Country by JL Carr

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A Month in the Country by JL Carr: Episode 1

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A war veteran finds healing in the golden summer of a Yorkshire village.

Veteran Tom Birkin arrives in the village of Oxgodby to uncover a Medieval mural but he also uncovers the lives of the villagers and finds healing in a golden summer month.

Set across a golden summer month, this poetic classic by JL Carr sees war veteran Tom Birkin finds peace and healing in the Yorkshire village of Oxgodby as he uncovers a mysterious Medieval mural in the church.

Veteran Tom Birkin arrives in the village of Oxgodby to uncover a Medieval mural but he also uncovers the lives of the villagers and finds healing in a golden summer month.

Read by Will Howard
Abridged by Clara Glynn
Produced by Naomi Walmsley

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Across a golden summer month, war veteran Tom Birkin finds healing in a Yorkshire village.

War veteran Tom Birkin comes to a Yorkshire village to uncover a Medieval mural but in uncovering the lives of the villagers he also finds healing during a golden summer month.

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