All Among the Barley

All Among the Barley
ISBN-10
1408897970
ISBN-13
9781408897973
Category
Farm life
Pages
352
Language
English
Published
2019-03-07
Author
Melissa Harrison

Description

'A masterpiece' JON MCGREGOR'Impossible to forget' THE TIMES'Astonishing' GUARDIAN'Startling' FINANCIAL TIMESA NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEARThe autumn of 1933 is the most beautiful Edie Mather can remember, though the Great War still casts a shadow over the cornfields of her beloved home, Wych Farm.When charismatic, outspoken Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to write about fading rural traditions, she takes an interest in fourteen-year-old Edie, showing her a kindness she has never known before. But the older woman isn't quite what she seems. As harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the whole community, Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster.

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