August

Little did Aldous Jones know when he careened over his bicycle handlebars back in 1955, landing next to farmer Evans's field, that it would turn into the idyllic start to a series of camping holidays in that same field. With Gerard Woodward's deadpan wit and poignant evocation, August encapsulates the portrait of the Joneses and their growing family. Strangely enough, the rural site seems to change in conjunction with their city life, creating a parallel universe instead of a getaway. The Jones family also is featured in I'll Go to Bed at Noon and A Curious Earth.

Author: Gerard Woodward
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 08/01/2008
Pages: 318
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.40w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780393332711

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 04/21/2008 pg. 30
Booklist 07/01/2008 pg. 33
Library Journal 08/15/2008 pg. 77
New York Times Book Review 08/31/2008 pg. 14

About the Author
Woodward, Gerard: - Gerard Woodward is the author of the Booker Prize finalist I'll Go to Bed at Noon and A Curious Earth. He was born in London in 1961, and published several prize-winning collections of poetry before turning to fiction. He is a professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University and lives in Bath, England.