Laurie Lee was born on June 26, 1914, and died on May 13, 1977. Lee was an author, a poet and a screenwriter. His most notable work is his autobiographical trilogy Part one, Cider with Rosie, is about his childhood in England. Part two, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning, deals with leaving home to go to London, and his first time in Spain. The final part, A Moment of War, is about Lee's return to Spain in 1937, to fight against General Franco in the Spanish Civil War.
Book Review:This is an autobiography of a young boy growing in Post World War 1 Britain, in Gloucestershire. It is the story of a time long gone. No electricity, no cars no modern conveniences. Just the countryside and a harsh way of life. But it does have its benefits.
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Book Review:This collection of autobiographical essays ranges over adultery and parenthood, ghosts and gods, fiction and football. Living in Italy seems to sharpen the author`s prose and make him even more cleverly English.