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Village Christmas - And Other Notes on the English Year (Paperback)
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Village Christmas - And Other Notes on the English Year (Paperback)
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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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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