Cider With Rosie

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The classic evocative tale of an idyllic childhood in the English countryside

Cider with Rosie is a wonderfully vivid memoir of childhood in a remote Cotswold village, a village before electricity or cars, a timeless place on the verge of change. Growing up amongst the fields and woods and characters of the place, Laurie Lee depicts a world that is both immediate and real and belongs to a now-distant past.

'Remains as fresh and full of joy and gratitude for youth and its sensations as when it first appeared. It sings in the memory' Sunday Times


© Laurie Lee 1959 (P) Penguin Audio 2009

Critics Review

  • Utterly captivating

    Four Shires
  • A classic of English literature

    Good Book Guide
  • [Laurie Lee] froze a moment in time for us. You don’t forget the language and he is wonderful at detail

    Daily Express
  • Evocative memoir.

    RTE Guide
  • So convincing and atmospheric… This magical book will captivate you with its richly painted images

    Woman's Weekly

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