As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
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 . . .
'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
'A beautiful piece of writing' Observer
PRODUCT DETAILS :
ISBN : 9780241953280 | |
BY (AUTHOR) Lee, Laurie | |
PUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd | PUBLICATION DATE : May 15, 2014 |
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom | IMPRINT : Penguin Classics |
LANGUAGE : English | AGE : General |
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback |
WEIGHT : 168 g
SERIES : Penguin Modern Classics
PRODUCT CATEGORY :
Biography, Literature & Literary studies
Lifestyle, Hobbies & Leisure