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    All Among the Barley
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    All Among the Barley

    Written by Melissa Harrison

    Narrated by Helen Ayres

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    WINNER OF THE EU PRIZE FOR LITERATURE

    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
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherW. F. Howes Ltd
    Release dateJan 24, 2019
    ISBN9781528856744
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    All Among the Barley
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    Melissa Harrison

    Melissa Harrison is the author of the novels Clay and At Hawthorn Time, which was shortlisted for the Costa Novel Award and longlisted for the Bailey's Women's Prize, and one work of non-fiction, Rain, which was longlisted forthe Wainwright Prize. She is a nature writer, critic and columnist for TheTimes, the Financial Times and the Guardian, among others. Her new novel All Among the Barley is due for publication in August this year. @M_Z_Harrison

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