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Village Christmas eBook

And Other Notes On The English Year

by Laurie Lee
language: english
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, November of 2015 ‧
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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.

Village Christmas

And Other Notes On The English Year

by Laurie Lee

Property Description
ISBN: 9780241243688
Publisher: PENGUIN BOOKS LTD
Release Date: November of 2015
Language: English
Format: eBook
File Format and Compatibility:
Collection: Penguin Modern Classics
Categories: eBooks in English > Fiction > Biographies
EAN: 9780241243688
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Laurie Lee

Laurie Lee nasceu em 1914 e passou a infância em Slad, Inglaterra. Aos 20 anos mudou-se para Londres e, mais tarde, partiu numa viagem de quatro anos, a pé, por Espanha e pelo Mediterrâneo, tocando violino para sobreviver. Em Dezembro de 1937, juntou-se às Brigadas Internacionais para combater contra Franco na Guerra Civil de Espanha. Parte dessas experiências é retratada em Quando Parti Numa Tarde de Verão. Antes de se ter dedicado inteiramente à escrita, foi jornalista, guionista e documentarista. A poesia era a sua grande paixão, mas foram sobretudo os seus escritos autobiográficos que lhe trouxeram o êxito internacional. No início dos anos 60, regressou com a mulher a Slad, para viverem na casa da sua infância, e lá permaneceu até à sua morte, em 1997.

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