I recently listened to this lovely book while at work, and wow! What a gorgeous piece of writing. I finished it over two 8 hour shifts, the book itself is only like 3-4 hours long. But my god, what a lovely book. I had the most peaceful day after finishing it. I live in England myself, so at times when J.L. Carr would describe the views of Oxgodby, i could literally smell the summer air in the English countryside. It made me very excited for this coming summer, something I'll now appreciate with a renewed sense.
I loved how the story was about the people. The town, the folk he met, it was lovely. I guess i don't have much else to say about it, it's a lovely gorgeous book and i think it stands alone in itself, for what it is. It's pure in it's own way, and although there are parts of it that have a sadness, like Mr Birkin's trauma from the war, i still found it to be a breath of peace. Perhaps this book wouldn't be best described as 'slow living', but there is a sense of that there for sure. Does anyone have any other recommendations of this nature? 🙂
by Okarine