All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison Paperback Book 9781408897973

A masterpiece JON MCGREGORImpossible to forget THE TIMESAstonishing GUARDIANStartling FINANCIAL TIMESWINNER OF THE EU PRIZE FOR LITERATUREBOOK OF THE YEAR NEW STATESMAN OBSERVER IRISH TIMES BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE The fields were eternal our life the only way of things and I would do whatever was required of me to protect itThe 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 FarmWhen charismatic outspoken Constance FitzAllen arrives from London to write about fading rural traditions she takes an interest in fourteenyearold Edie showing her a kindness she has never known before But the older woman isnt quite what she seemsAs harvest time approaches and pressures mount on the whole community Edie must find a way to trust her instincts and save herself from disaster