August (Woodward novel)

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

August
First edition
AuthorGerard Woodward
Cover artistPatti Ratchford
CountryEngland
LanguageEnglish
SeriesAldous Jones trilogy
Release number
1
GenreFiction
Set in
PublisherChatto & Windus, W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
October 1, 2001 (2001-10-01)
Media typePrint
Pages320
ISBN978-0-393-33271-1
823.914
LC ClassPR6073.O634A97
Followed byI'll Go to Bed at Noon 

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.