A Month in the CountryA sensitive portrayal of the healing process that took place in the aftermath of the First World War, J. L. Carr's A Month in the Country includes an introduction by Penelope Fitzgerald, author of Offshore, in Penguin Modern Classics. A damaged survivor of the First World War, Tom Birkin finds refuge in the quiet village church of Oxgodby where he is to spend the summer uncovering a huge medieval wall painting. Immersed in the peace and beauty of the