Red Sky at Sunrise: Cider with Rosie, as I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, A Moment of War
£6.30
One of the best books I have ever read - This collection of Laurie Lee s autobiographical works is absolutely fantastic. In Cider With Rosie, the poetry of Lee s prose evocatively captures his early life in a Cotswold village in the years following World War 1. I was completely riveted to the subsequent story of his travels through Spain during the 1930 s in the build up to the Civil War. In this day and age, to contemplate walking across Spain and through the Sierras with only a violin and a few dried biscuits is just unbelievable. I would recommend this book to anyone with an interest in travelling.
Enthrelling - I have always had an interest in Spain and the second and thirds books of the trilogy captivated me. It gives a view of Spain that lasted until the end of the Franco regime. Laurie Lee s discriptive powers fill the mind with vivid pictures of a life none of us in the modern day world will ever experience.