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August
First edition
AuthorGerard Woodward
Cover artistPatti Ratchford
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAldous Jones trilogy

Release number

1
GenreFiction
Set in
  • Wales
  • PublisherChatto & Windus, W. W. Norton & Company

    Publication date

    October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01)
    Publication placeEngland
    Media typePrint
    Pages320
    ISBN978-0-393-33271-1

    Dewey Decimal

    823.914
    LC ClassPR6073.O634A97
    Followed byI'll Go to Bed at Noon 

    August (2001), is the first novel by author Gerard Woodward.[1] It was shortlisted for Whitbread Book Award (2001).[2]

    Plot introduction[edit]

    Set from the mid-1950s till 1971, the book tells the story of the Jones family, who leave their home in London for a camping holiday in Wales every August.

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Darnell, Lisa (2001-10-06). "First novels". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
  • ^ "Whitbread Prize 2001". The Guardian. Retrieved 2024-06-23.

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