A ROSE FOR WINTER

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.

DOWN IN THE VALLEY

Laurie Lee left his childhood village to travel the world, but was always drawn back to his beloved Slad Valley, eventually returning to make it his home. In this portrait of his Cotswold home, Lee guides us through its landscapes, and shares memories of his village youth - from his favourite pub to winter skating on the pond, the church through the seasons, local legends, learning the violin and playing jazz records in the privy on a wind-up gramophone.This is a writer's tribute to the landscape that shaped him, and where he found peace.

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.

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.