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Village Christmas

- And Other Notes on the English Year
Af: Laurie Lee Engelsk Paperback

Village Christmas

- And Other Notes on the English Year
Af: Laurie Lee Engelsk Paperback
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''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 own patch of garden, from carol singing in crunching snow to pub conversations and songs. Here too he writes about the mysteries of love, living in wartime Chelsea, Winston Churchill''s wintry funeral and his battle, in old age, to save his beloved Slad Valley from developers.

Told with a warm sense of humour and a powerful sense of history, Village Christmas brings us a picture of a vanished world.

''Brings to life the landscapes and traditions of Lee''s home in Gloucestershire, from centuries-old May Day rituals and carol-singing on Christmas Eve, to his battle in old age to save his beloved Slad valley from developers'' Guardian

''Simply written, observant and shot through with Lee''s characteristic humility ... Against his whitewashed prose are touches of beauty'' The Times Literary Supplement

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''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 own patch of garden, from carol singing in crunching snow to pub conversations and songs. Here too he writes about the mysteries of love, living in wartime Chelsea, Winston Churchill''s wintry funeral and his battle, in old age, to save his beloved Slad Valley from developers.

Told with a warm sense of humour and a powerful sense of history, Village Christmas brings us a picture of a vanished world.

''Brings to life the landscapes and traditions of Lee''s home in Gloucestershire, from centuries-old May Day rituals and carol-singing on Christmas Eve, to his battle in old age to save his beloved Slad valley from developers'' Guardian

''Simply written, observant and shot through with Lee''s characteristic humility ... Against his whitewashed prose are touches of beauty'' The Times Literary Supplement

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 160
ISBN-13: 9780241243671
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 024124367X
Udg. Dato: 3 nov 2016
Længde: 11mm
Bredde: 196mm
Højde: 180mm
Forlag: Penguin Books Ltd
Oplagsdato: 3 nov 2016
Forfatter(e): Laurie Lee
Forfatter(e) Laurie Lee


Kategori Selvbiografier: skønlitterære forfattere


ISBN-13 9780241243671


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 160


Udgave


Længde 11mm


Bredde 196mm


Højde 180mm


Udg. Dato 3 nov 2016


Oplagsdato 3 nov 2016


Forlag Penguin Books Ltd

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