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A Month in the Country
by J. L. Carr
A wounded man quietly tries to become himself again.
- 1980
The story, briefly
Spoiler-freeA First World War veteran restores a medieval painting during a quiet summer while recovering from war and a failed marriage.
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A wounded man quietly tries to become himself again.
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