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All Among the Barley
- Author
- Melissa Harrison
- Narrator
- Helen Ayres
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Publish Date
- 24 January 2019
- Run Time
- 7 hours 54 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
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The autumn of 1933 is the most beautiful Edie Mather can remember, although the Great War still casts its shadow over the fields and villages around her beloved home, Wych Farm. Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to document fading rural traditions and beliefs. For Edie, who must soon face the unsettling pressures of adulthood, the glamorous and worldly outsider appears to be a godsend. But there is more to the older woman than meets the eye. As harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the entire community, Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster.
“A masterpiece.” JON MCGREGOR
"Impossible to forget." THE TIMES
"Astonishing." GUARDIAN
"Startling." FINANCIAL TIMES
“A powerful and lyrical coming-of-age story from a writer who is fast establishing herself as one of the best contemporary exponents of the pastoral novel” OBSERVER
'BOOK OF THE YEAR' NEW STATESMAN, OBSERVER, IRISH TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE
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Details
- Author
- Melissa Harrison
- Narrator
- Helen Ayres
- Duration
- 7 hours 54 minutes
- Release Date
- 24 January 2019
- ISBN
- 9781528856744
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- W. F. Howes Ltd
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
WINNER OF THE EU PRIZE FOR LITERATUREThe autumn of 1933 is the most beautiful Edie Mather can remember, although the Great War still casts its shadow over the fields and villages around her beloved home, Wych Farm. Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to document fading rural traditions and beliefs. For Edie, who must soon face the unsettling pressures of adulthood, the glamorous and worldly outsider appears to be a godsend. But there is more to the older woman than meets the eye. As harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the entire community, Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster.“A masterpiece.” JON MCGREGOR"Impossible to forget." THE TIMES"Astonishing." GUARDIAN"Startling." FINANCIAL TIMES“A powerful and lyrical coming-of-age story from a writer who is fast establishing herself as one of the best contemporary exponents of the pastoral novel” OBSERVER'BOOK OF THE YEAR' NEW STATESMAN, OBSERVER, IRISH TIMES, BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE
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