This trilogy offers an intimate and poetic journey through childhood and adolescence set against the backdrop of the English countryside. It captures the unbridled joys of nature, the poignant experiences of growing up, and complex family dynamics through a young boy's eyes. The narrative is rich with sensory detail, nostalgia, and the timeless beauty of everyday life. It's an evocative celebration of memory and resilience that resonates deeply with readers.
'I remember, too, the light on the slopes, long shadows in tufts and hollows, with cattle, brilliant as painted china, treading their echoing shapes' Cider With Rosie is a wonderfully vivid memoir of Laurie Lee's childhood and youth in a remote Cotswold village.
This autobiographical volume describes the author's departure from Stroud, his walk to London, and his months in Spain on the eve of the Spanish Civil War. His other works include A Moment of War and Cider With Rosie .
A New York Times Notable Book of the Year, the autobiography of a young Englishman in the Spanish Civil War.