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4.0
A short but enjoyable read featuring transcripts from a documentary on Laurie Lee, recently made into an abridged book. He really does have a way with words and I could read more and more of these telling of his life and village tales of the Gloucestershire valleys he grew up in. Tales from a now sadly distant past.
story_and_chapter's review
adventurous
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
relaxing
fast-paced
5.0
nora__reads's review
informative
reflective
fast-paced
3.5
A nice reflection on home and the writers life from the author of Cider with Rosie - he was definitely a bit of a grumpy old man by the time this interview was given though!
I sort of wanted it to have more structure and for more of the audio files to be used in the version I listen too though!
I sort of wanted it to have more structure and for more of the audio files to be used in the version I listen too though!
halfmanhalfbook's review
3.0
At the age of nineteen, Laurie Lee left the village of Slad in Gloustershire to go to London. From there he would go to Spain before being evacuated and returned to Spain again to help fight in the civil war. The books about his life there, Cider with Rosie and his journey through Spain, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and the final book, A Moment of War, would become best sellers.
After a lifetime of doing things including working for the government at one point, he returned to live out his final days. This book is a transcription of some of the interviews that he did with David Parker, for a documentary for the BBC. In here he speaks about his favourite pub, the Woolpack, school life, the local church and the village pond.
It has been a while since I have read any of Lee’s work and reading this reminded me just how warm his language is. It has some entertaining moments inside, but as it was a transcription, it did feel that it was lacking some of the depth that you’d get from a book that he had written. Definitely one for the dedicated Lee fan.
After a lifetime of doing things including working for the government at one point, he returned to live out his final days. This book is a transcription of some of the interviews that he did with David Parker, for a documentary for the BBC. In here he speaks about his favourite pub, the Woolpack, school life, the local church and the village pond.
It has been a while since I have read any of Lee’s work and reading this reminded me just how warm his language is. It has some entertaining moments inside, but as it was a transcription, it did feel that it was lacking some of the depth that you’d get from a book that he had written. Definitely one for the dedicated Lee fan.
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