As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is the moving follow-up to Laurie Lee's acclaimed Cider with Rosie.
Abandoning the Cotswolds village that raised him,the young Laurie Lee walks to London. There he makes a living labouring and playing the violin. But,deciding to travel further a field and knowing only the Spanish phrase for'Will you please give me a glass of water',he heads for Spain. With just a blanket to sleep under and his trusty violin,he spends a year crossing Spain,from Vigo in the north to the southern coast. Only the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War puts an end to his extraordinary peregrinations . . .
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780241953280Number of pages: 224Weight: 174 gDimensions: 198 x 131 x 14 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'A beautiful piece of writing.'- Observer
'The vivid sensitive,irresistibly readable story of what happened after he left home.'- Daily Mail
'A poet's book.'- Sunday Times
'He writes like an angel and conveys the pride and vitality of the humblest Spanish life with unfailing sharpness,zest and humour.'- Sunday Times
'There's a formidable,instant charm in the writing that genuinely makes it difficult to put the book down.'- New Statesman
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