Very touching story. The book and the film come together: life is not lineal, is twisted, unclear. Why was it very touching for me?. Because I lost a brother in march in similar circumstances, away from home and because I compared it with that 1970 film "Love Story". I watched that film in America in december 1970, finishing High School through a scholarship (I live in Asunción, Paraguay),one month after my father passing (I was 17 year old).
"My Oxford Year" reaffirm that Life is not about ambition, plans, human knowledge and career, is about what Your Soul tells You what is worth it , not your reason. I recommend the book and the film.