Between the Acts

The annotated edition of the renowned author’s last novel: a tale of an English village celebrating the nation’s history as WWII looms. Between the Acts takes place on a June day in 1939 at Pointz Hall, the Oliver family’s country house in the heart of England. In the garden, everyone from the village has gathered to present the annual pageant—scenes from the history of England starting with the Middle Ages. As the story of England unfolds, the lives of the villagers also take shape. The past bl