Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Frank

A reprint of a wonderful novel from 1965. I read it in one sitting and found it beautiful and intensely moving. It is a story bursting with heart and intelligence expertly written. A young man from a poor farming family is sent to university by his father in the early 20th century to learn new agricultural science. Knowing what a hardship it was for his family to scrape up the tuition as well as lose their onl... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Karen Thomson

The award-winning author of This House of Sky, does not disappoint with this new novel. He continues to capture his deep love of history, character and event with simple, purposeful prose.

At the heart of the story is the fact that education is truly the different ways of knowing and learning, at any age and the fact that ... read more>>>

Northshire Bookstore Review
Reviewed By... Bob Gray

A Month in the Country is the poignant and redemptive tale of a man, Tom Birkin, who returns from the Great War reeling from both his shell-shock and broken marriage. An expert on restoring medieval murals, he accepts a job in a remote Yorkshire village. As Birkin works, he delicately strips away not just the covering paint on the church wall, but the pain that has washed over his heart and mind. The term ... read more>>>