title: August (Woodward novel)
text: # August (Woodward novel)
  
  August (2001), is the first novel by author Gerard Woodward. It was shortlisted for Whitbread Book Award (2001).
  
  ## Plot introduction
  
  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.
  
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