August (Woodward novel)

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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 

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

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.