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Red Sky at Sunrise: Cider with Rosie, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, A Moment of War: Cider with Rosie; as I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning; A Moment of War
 
 
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Red Sky at Sunrise: Cider with Rosie, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, A Moment of War: Cider with Rosie; as I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning; A Moment of War [Kindle Edition]

Laurie Lee (Author)
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Spanning the first twenty-three years of his remarkable life, Laurie Lee's celebrated autobiographical trilogy is presented here in one delightful volume.

Beginning with Cider with Rosie, Laurie Lee writes evocatively of his idyllic childhood in the Cotswolds of the twenties, a world of rich sensuousness and native innocence. 'As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning' picks up the story as he leaves his valley for London and then for Spain. There, equipped only with a violin and his wits, he crossed the dramatic landscape of a vibrant and still almost medieval Spain for which he developed an abiding affection. In the winter of 1937 he returned to a country now in the grip of Civil War and joined the International Brigade, describing in A Moment of War his journey into the dark side of Spain with unsparing honesty and poignancy.

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37 of 38 people found the following review helpful
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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.
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The contrast between some of the scenes described in this book could not be starker. From the rural Cotswolds of the 1920's to The Spanish Civil war the author describes landscapes and people with a light touch that is highly successful.
The descriptions of the Cotswolds as working rural landscapes in Cider with Rosie are fascinating, and are a marked contrast to the way in which the region is seen today. Equally interesting is the depiction of rural poverty at this time. Works such as The Road to Wigan Pier have focused attention on the urban poor at this time, but the rural poor did not live in some bucolic paradise. The section of the books with deal with the Spanish Civil war are heart breaking in both the acts they describe and because of the loss of belief we seem to have suffered - would an International Brigade be formed today?
Taken as a single volume the 3 books published here are an account of a young man coming of age in world that was about to change forever and as such are a record of a lost world. Some of the values of the world are as relevant today as they ever have been, and this collection of books deserves to be widely read.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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This trilogy of memoirs spanning the years from the author's infancy until the end of his experiences in the Spanish Civil War is a delight of vivid imagery and language. I can think of no other author whose writing has such a quality of "lightness" - both in terms of illumination and sheer exuberance. About 40 years ago I read "As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning" and suddenly, recently I had a yen to read something by Laurie Lee again. It was a thrill to find this trilogy available and rediscover the pleasure of reading about a time and way of life long vanished and also to be reminded of the historical period leading up to World War II when Spain was not yet a modern democracy. This is the kind of reading which makes learning about the past fascinating and enjoyable.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
Red Sky at Sunrise etc. Laurie Lee
Book given for present but recipient said what good stories they were and made an excellent read. Would recommend them.
Published 3 months ago by cat
Excellent book, shame about the typos
I read and thoroughly enjoyed the Kindle edition of this collection. The book itself is un-putdownable and paints vivid pictures ranging from childhood in a remote Gloucestershire... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Terry B
Elegant and seamless descriptive prose
In many respects some of Laurie Lee's work, especially Cider With Rosie and As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, has suffered from being on the school curriculum (at least when I... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Reader
Laurie Leee - Red Skye at Sunrise
You will enjoy the read and forget where you are...I nearly lost my train reading it slouching on a seat....It such a good read..you just chill and forget yourself... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ms. E. Castro
Should be compulsory reading
I was lucky enough to have a history teacher who encouraged us to read around a subject and "As I walked out one midsummer morning" was her suggested introduction to the Spanish... Read more
Published 19 months ago by K. B. Jackson
Red Sky at Sunrise:The early life and travels of Laurie Lee
Having read Cider with Rosie many years ago,I was enthralled yet again by Laurie Lee's evocative account of growing up amidst a loving,(albeit somewhat chaotic)family, living and... Read more
Published 21 months ago by Jenny P
A classic
I absolutely love Laurie Lee, however if you're a big fan or just indulging your curiousity this book is fantastic value for money. Three literary masterpieces in one book! Read more
Published 24 months ago by Samatha Jayne Daniels
A literary feast for self-indulgent moments
How amazed I was to find this volume on sale. Not just one, not just two, but THREE superb Laurie Lee autobiographic volumes in one extremely well priced paper-back. Read more
Published on 7 Mar 2010 by Susan Pope
red sky at sunrise
a good read from the pen of LAURIE LEE.it's autobiographical from his childhood growing up in the cotswolds.a fabulous account of life in SLAD in the 20s. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2010 by road nomad
An insight into Spainin the 30s and the Civil War
Laurie Lee had the gift of writing in a simple but enchanting and engaging manner. This trilogy takes you through his early life growing up in the 1920s in relative poverty but... Read more
Published on 18 Nov 2009 by Robert J. D. Innis
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