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Village Christmas: And Other Notes on the English Year
Laurie Lee
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Description for Village Christmas: And Other Notes on the English Year
Paperback. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: BGLA; BM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 196 x 11. Weight in Grams: 126.
'Magical' Daily Mail 'I finished it with an ache in my heart and a tear in my eye' Spectator From the author of Cider With Rosie, Village Christmas is a moving, lyrical portrait of England through the changing years and seasons. Laurie Lee left his childhood home in the Cotswolds when he was nineteen, but it remained with him throughout his life until, many years later, he returned for good. This collection brings to life the sights, sounds, landscapes and traditions of his home - from centuries-old May Day rituals to his ... Read more
'Magical' Daily Mail 'I finished it with an ache in my heart and a tear in my eye' Spectator From the author of Cider With Rosie, Village Christmas is a moving, lyrical portrait of England through the changing years and seasons. Laurie Lee left his childhood home in the Cotswolds when he was nineteen, but it remained with him throughout his life until, many years later, he returned for good. This collection brings to life the sights, sounds, landscapes and traditions of his home - from centuries-old May Day rituals to his ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780241243671
SKU
V9780241243671
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Ref
99-98
About Laurie Lee
Laurie Lee has written some of the best-loved travel books in the English language. Born in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in 1914, he was educated at Slad village school and Stroud Central School. At the age of nineteen he walked to London and then travelled on foot through Spain, where he was trapped by the outbreak of the Civil War. He later ... Read more
Reviews for Village Christmas: And Other Notes on the English Year
Simply written, observant and shot through with Lee's characteristic humility ... Against his whitewashed prose are touches of beauty
The Times Literary Supplement
Reminded me what a superlative nature writer Lee was ... I finished it with an ache in my heart and a tear in my eye
Spectator
Brings to life the landscapes and ... Read more
The Times Literary Supplement
Reminded me what a superlative nature writer Lee was ... I finished it with an ache in my heart and a tear in my eye
Spectator
Brings to life the landscapes and ... Read more