DOWN IN THE VALLEY

AS I WALKED OUT ONE MIDSUMMER MORNING

It was 1934 and one morning in June, Laurie Lee, then aged 19, set out to walk to London. Here he recounts his carefree journey that ended in Spain on the brink of civil war.

CIDER WITH ROSIE

A hauntingly beautiful account of Lee’s childhood in a Gloucestershire village just after the First World War. It chronicles the traditional village life, which was soon to disappear.

I CAN'T STAY LONG

Collection of essays describing the author's impressions of places visited on his travels.

A MOMENT OF WAR

Laurie Lee was still a young man when he decided to fight for the Republican cause in Spain's civil war. But though he braved icy, storm-swept mountains alone to contact Republican sympathisers, he was immediately suspected of being a Nationalist spy. Imprisoned and almost executed by his own side, he eventually joined the International Brigade. This is the story of his experiences as a Republican soldier, fighting for the losing side in a doomed war.

A ROSE FOR WINTER

This book describes the journey to Andalusia which Laurie Lee made with his wife Kati in 1951-52.

VILLAGE CHRISTMAS: AND OTHER NOTES ON THE ENGLISH YEAR

The author 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.