A Year in the Province is a comic novel by Christopher Marsh. The book tells the story of Jesus Sanchez Ventura, who persuades his wife Begona and his three daughters to leave Andalusia for Belfast.[1] The book was well received by critics, with the BBC's Ian Sansom comparing Marsh to Flann O'Brien.[2] The book's title references the bestselling memoir by Peter Mayle, A Year in Provence.
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| Author | Christopher Marsh |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Beautiful Books |
Publication date | 2008 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
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| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-1-905636-67-9 |
| OCLC | 187294636 |
The author
editChristopher Marsh read history at Cambridge. He has since worked as an academic, publishing numerous historical titles, and since 1998 has been Reader in History at Queen's University, Belfast.
References
edit- ^ Marsh, Christopher (2008). A Year in the Province. Beautiful Books. ISBN 978-1-905636-67-9.
- ^ McDonald, Henry (25 May 2008). "Novel of life after the Troubles is cult hit". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 20 June 2008.
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