A Day in Summer
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A Day in Summer is the first novel by J.L. Carr, published in 1963. The story is set in the fictional village of Great Minden where Peplow arrives to seek retribution for the death of his son.
Carr started the novel as a part of written work for classes of the Workers Educational Association and described it as his most technically ambitious novel, so it was "foolhardy to start with". Carr sent duplicate copies of the novel to publishers to consider and it was accepted by both the 7th and 8th publishers at the same time. The publishers paid an advance of £50 for the novel.
A film version of the novel was made in 1989, with screenplay by Alan Plater
and starring Peter Egan
, Jack Shepherd
, John Sessions
, Jill Bennett and Ian Carmichael
.
The novel is now published by The Quince Tree Press
, the publishing house established by Carr to publish his maps and small books.
Carr started the novel as a part of written work for classes of the Workers Educational Association and described it as his most technically ambitious novel, so it was "foolhardy to start with". Carr sent duplicate copies of the novel to publishers to consider and it was accepted by both the 7th and 8th publishers at the same time. The publishers paid an advance of £50 for the novel.
A film version of the novel was made in 1989, with screenplay by Alan Plater
Alan Plater
Alan Frederick Plater, CBE, FRSL was an English playwright and screenwriter, who worked extensively in British television from the 1960s to the 2000s.-Career:...
and starring Peter Egan
Peter Egan
Peter Egan is a British actor known for playing smooth neighbour Paul Ryman in 1980s sitcom Ever Decreasing Circles. He is married to retired actress Myra Frances.-Early life:...
, Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd
Jack Shepherd is an English actor, playwright, theatre director, saxophone player and jazz pianist, who made his film debut in 1969 with All Neat in Black Stockings and The Virgin Soldiers. He is perhaps best known for his television roles, most notably the title role in detective drama Wycliffe...
, John Sessions
John Sessions
John Gibb Marshall , better known by the stage name John Sessions, is a Scottish actor and comedian. He is known for comedy improvisation in television shows such as Whose Line Is It Anyway?; as a panellist on QI; and as a character actor in numerous films, both in the UK and in Hollywood.-Early...
, Jill Bennett and Ian Carmichael
Ian Carmichael
Ian Gillett Carmichael, OBE was an English film, stage, television and radio actor.-Early life:Carmichael was born in Hull, in the East Riding of Yorkshire. The son of an optician, he was educated at Scarborough College and Bromsgrove School, before training as an actor at RADA...
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The novel is now published by The Quince Tree Press
The Quince Tree Press
The Quince Tree Press is the imprint established in 1966 by J. L. Carr to publish his maps, pocket books and novels. The Press is now run by his son Robert Carr and his wife, Jane.- History of the press :...
, the publishing house established by Carr to publish his maps and small books.
Publication history
- 1963 Barrie and Rockliff
- 1973 Quartet Books, ISBN 070431066X
- 1986 The Hogarth Press, ISBN 0701206462
- 2003 The Quince Tree Press, ISBN 1904016073
Translations
- 1994 Un jour en été Actes Sud, (French), ISBN 9782742702060
- 2008 Kermis van de dood (Village fair of death), Prisma-Boeken, Utrecht/Antwerp, (Dutch), ISBN 9031504505