![]() ![]() ![]() But the author describes this beautifully in his Foreward in words that have the hint of Housman, and an Age that has long gone but which, as a toddler living above Stroud, I can just about recall: The religion we see in the clash between church and reformist, and the author deals with this silliness over the interpretation of scripture with a really beautiful and insightful hand at least so far as it touched me, as one having had a foot in both camps at one time, a period of life where for a time rationale departed from logic and science.Īgriculture in this work is that of a bygone age and the author’s description of the harvest, the need for everyone to pull together to bring in the harvest, reminded me of that wonderful scene, against the backdrop of an orchestral rendition of ‘We Plough the Fields and Scatter’ in a similar film of country life, Ladies in Lavender. Life, as always, revolves around religion and agriculture, agriculture and religion. The village is untouched by outside communities. However, do please read the very important 2023 Note below regarding the Yorkshire/Kilburn White Horse. We find ourselves in a very small village on the edge, I think, of the Wiltshire Downs and the author gives us a tantalising glimpse of the White Horse as seen through medieval eyes. ![]() It is a short story told from the perspective of an art restorer, a young man, who has overcome the life-changing injuries he suffered at Passchendaele. I’d not read any of Joseph Lloyd Carr’s works until I was introduced to this title. ![]()
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