← J. L. CarrHow Steeple Sinderby Wanderers Won the F.A. Cupby J. L. CarrHumorous novel about an underdog football club's improbable FA Cup victoryFind on Amazon↗About the authorJ. L. CarrCarr was a Northamptonshire schoolmaster whose A Month in the Country is one of the most perfect short novels of the twentieth century, a meditation on beauty, loss, and the aftermath of the Great War. His other novels are equally idiosyncratic.More by J. L. CarrA Month in the CountryNovel of a former soldier finding restoration and love during a country restoration project→The Harpole Report→A Season in Sinji→The Battle of Pollocks Crossing→